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468:. There were 981 households, comprising 1,116 males and 954 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.17 males per female. The median age was 28.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 132 people (6.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,026 (49.6%) aged 15 to 29, 858 (41.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (2.5%) aged 65 or older.
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The portion to the east of the motorway is still directly connected with
Victoria Park. It has changed substantially, with all the residential buildings long gone. Largely composed of industrial buildings which are now being replaced or retrofitted as residential accommodation, the Park will play an
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Of those at least 15 years old, 933 (48.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 57 (2.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 37,800, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 378 people (19.5%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of
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In 1960, the kindergarten moved to Tahuna Street, and the vacated building was occupied jointly by
Grafton United Cricket Club, Ponsonby Soccer Club and the Pipe Band. The building was later abandoned (around the 1980s, by the late 2000s the building was derelict ā now renovated in 2011). In 1962,
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Victoria Park, which includes the mostly commercial area east and southeast of the park, covers 0.45 km (0.17 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 3,470 as of June 2023, with a population density of 7,711 people per km.
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In 1993 the
Victoria Park Sports and Cultural Trust was formed. The trust oversees the use of the cricket pavilion. The VPS&CT is made up of trustees representing the users of the pavilion and the playing fields of Victoria Park, these include the
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the park was used as an open air depot for the storage of the bodies of the many hundreds who died. The
Pavilion was used as a temporary morgue. From here the bodies were transported to the Railway Station at the bottom of Queen Street and sent on to
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Campbell. This building was later used by a sports club, and is owned by Auckland City Council, but fell into disrepair and has not had a tenant for two decades as of 2010, crumbling aways slowly. However, in June 2010 it was announced that
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cottage (also recently restored as a cafe), a cricket pavilion (rebuilt in the 1990s) and a band rotunda (demolished before the Second War). As well as being home to cricket and rugby clubs, newer activities have found a place in the park;
149:, after the reclamation of Freemans Bay was completed. The artificial creation of the land is why it is very flat and level ā it was intended from the start to be primarily a facility for active events augmenting the other public parks;
349:, a former Mayor of Auckland; this building is the only survivor of the line of buildings which stood on the southern edge of the park and has been recently restored. Not far from the Kindergarten was created a
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control equipment would be housed in a refurbished building provided as a legacy feature, with a 100-people occupancy community space on the ground floor. In 1912 the playground received equipment donated by
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pavilion was opened in 1906. As a sports facility for the adjacent working class areas and industrial zones it was provided with a sports pavilion and edged with trees to give shade for spectators. These are
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added later. In 1907 and 1911 and 1911 the park was also extended both west and east. The park is home to multiple clubs, including the
Grafton United Cricket Club, Ponsonby Soccer Club and the Pipe Band.
305:, the Auckland Football Referees Association and the Auckland and District Pipe Band. The current Trustees representing the Grafton United Cricket Club are Stewart Wilson, Nick Albrecht and Alastair Lee.
242:. Later plans to widen the viaduct (which by now is the narrowest part of the motorway in the Auckland area) meet resistance, as it is feared that this would further despoil the park it bisects.
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1884 which were for more genteel passive enjoyment. For this reason the park was not laid out in a picturesque manner, neither has it ever had decorative flower beds. The first
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was constructed in 2012, largely under the park, to provide a further three lanes. There is also talk of a future tunnel from a second harbour crossing underneath the
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for smaller children in 1912. The original equipment was imported from
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Freemans Bay (centred on Victoria Street) has become relabeled as The
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those at least 15 was that 1,161 (59.9%) people were employed full-time, 228 (11.8%) were part-time, and 105 (5.4%) were unemployed.
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A park located west of the Auckland central city was mooted at a Council meeting in 1884. Victoria Park opened in 1905 by mayor
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