Penrose, New Zealand
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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.
Penrose | |
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Coordinates: 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 | |
• Land | 642 ha (1,586 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 910 |
Train stations | Penrose Train Station |
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]