| Suburb: | Penrose |
| City: | Auckland City |
| Island: | North Island |
| Surrounded by - to the north |
Penrose is an industrial area in the city of 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 is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council. According to the 2001 census, Penrose has a population of 573. Despite having a relatively low residential population, it is the site of Penrose High School, which attracts many students from out of the suburb, many of its students coming from as far as 20 km away. Mount Smart Stadium is located in Penrose.
Transport
Penrose is on the North Auckland Line and is the junction point of the Onehunga Branch line.
History of Penrose
The area was first settled by Europeans as a military establishment during the New Zealand land wars in the mid 1860s. The railway line between Auckland and Onehunga running through Penrose (now known as the Onehunga Branch) was one of the first Government funded railways in New Zealand, being opened in 1873. It was built by the Auckland provincial government.
Notable people
Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes attends school here.
