Penrose, New Zealand
Penrose | |
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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 | |
| 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 2024) | |
• Total | 1,150 |
| Train stations | Penrose Train Station |
| Greenlane | Ellerslie | Ellerslie |
| One Tree Hill |
Penrose
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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.