Penrose, New Zealand

Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Penrose
Suburb
Penrose business plaza, an office skyscraper in the area, a local landmark – it towers over most of the lower buildings of the area
Coordinates: 36°55′08″S 174°49′12″E / 36.919°S 174.820°E / -36.919; 174.820
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward
Local board	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Board subdivision	Maungakiekie
Established	1860s (approx.)
Area [1]
• Land	642 ha (1,586 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	910
Train stations	Penrose Train Station

Greenlane	Ellerslie	Ellerslie
One Tree Hill	Penrose	Mount Wellington
Oranga	Te Papapa	Southdown

Penrose is an industrial suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of the city centre, at a distance of about nine kilometres, between the suburbs of Oranga and Mount Wellington, and close to the Mangere Inlet, an arm of the Manukau Harbour.

In 2008, there were 44,975 employees and 4,998 businesses in the Penrose area, 14 per cent of Auckland City's employment, making up seven per cent of its businesses. Of these, 16% were in manufacturing, 14% in wholesale trade, 10% in administrative and support services, 10% in professional, scientific and technical services, 8% in construction and 6% in transport, postal and warehousing business types.^[3]