The metropolitan urban limits of Auckland in 2009 This is a list of suburbs in the Auckland metropolitan area, New Zealand, surrounding the Auckland City Centre. They are broadly grouped into their local board areas, and only include suburbs within the metropolitan urban limits of the Auckland urban area.
Suburbs began to develop in Auckland in the late 19th century, with the growth of tram, train and ferry services. By 1945, the towns of Onehunga, Ōtāhuhu , Avondale and New Lynn had merged into the wider Auckland urban area.[ 1]
The 1960s and 1970s saw rapid development of suburbs on the North Shore , and by the 1980s Howick, Manurewa and Papakura had become part of the Auckland urban area.[ 1] Current predictions of urban growth show new suburbs developing in northwestern Auckland near Whenuapai, and a continuous urban expansion between Papakura and Pukekohe.[ 1]
Suburbs within the metropolitan urban limits of Auckland are administered by local boards, and currently split into 17 areas: Albert-Eden,[ 2] Devonport-Takapuna,[ 3] Henderson-Massey,[ 4] Hibiscus and Bays,[ 5] Howick,[ 6] Kaipātiki,[ 7] Māngere-Ōtāhuhu ,[ 8] Manurewa,[ 9] Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ,[ 10] Ōrākei,[ 11] Ōtara-Papatoetoe ,[ 12] Puketāpapa,[ 13] Upper Harbour ,[ 14] Waitākere Ranges,[ 15] Waitematā[ 16] and Whau.[ 17]
List of suburbs Rural townships and localities outside of the metropolitan urban limits of Auckland are excluded from this list, such as Waiheke Island and the Hibiscus Coast .
Name Local board area Ward Former territorial authority (1989–2010) Geographic area Airport Oaks Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Manukau ward Manukau City South Auckland Albany Upper Harbour Albany ward North Shore City North Shore Alfriston Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City , Papakura District South Auckland Arch Hill Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Auckland City Centre Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Avondale Whau Whau ward Auckland City West Auckland , Central Auckland Balmoral Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Bayswater Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Bayview Kaipātiki North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Beach Haven Kaipātiki North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Belmont Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Birkdale Kaipātiki North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Birkenhead Kaipātiki North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Blockhouse Bay Whau Whau ward Auckland City West Auckland , Central Auckland Botany Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Botany Downs Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Browns Bay Hibiscus and Bays Albany ward North Shore City East Coast Bays , North Shore Bucklands Beach Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Burswood Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Campbells Bay Hibiscus and Bays Albany ward North Shore City East Coast Bays , North Shore Castor Bay Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Chatswood Kaipātiki North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Clendon Park Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City South Auckland Clover Park Ōtara-Papatoetoe Manukau ward Manukau City South Auckland Cockle Bay Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Conifer Grove Papakura Manurewa-Papakura ward Papakura District South Auckland Dannemora Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Devonport Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Drury Papakura Manurewa-Papakura ward Papakura District South Auckland East Tāmaki Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland , South Auckland East Tāmaki Heights Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Eastern Beach Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Eden Terrace Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Ellerslie Ōrākei Ōrākei ward Auckland City Central Auckland Epsom Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Fairview Heights Upper Harbour Albany ward North Shore City North Shore Farm Cove Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Favona Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Manukau ward Manukau City South Auckland Flat Bush Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland , South Auckland Forrest Hill Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Freemans Bay Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Glendene Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Glendowie Ōrākei Ōrākei ward Auckland City Central Auckland Glen Eden Waitākere Ranges Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Glenfield Kaipātiki North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Glen Innes Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Golflands Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Goodwood Heights Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City South Auckland Grafton Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Green Bay Whau Whau ward Auckland City West Auckland , Central Auckland Greenlane Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Greenhithe Upper Harbour Albany ward North Shore City North Shore Grey Lynn Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Half Moon Bay Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Hauraki Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Henderson Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Henderson Valley Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Herald Island Upper Harbour Albany ward Waitakere City West Auckland Herne Bay Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Highbrook Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland , South Auckland Highland Park Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Hillcrest Kaipātiki North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Hillpark Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City South Auckland Hillsborough Puketāpapa Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Hingaia Papakura Manurewa-Papakura ward Papakura District South Auckland Hobsonville Upper Harbour Albany ward Waitakere City West Auckland Homai Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City South Auckland Howick Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Huntington Park Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Kaurilands Waitākere Ranges Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Kelston Whau Whau ward Waitakere City West Auckland Kingsland Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Kohimarama Ōrākei Ōrākei ward Auckland City Central Auckland Konini Waitākere Ranges Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Laingholm Waitākere Ranges Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Lincoln Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Long Bay Hibiscus and Bays Albany ward North Shore City East Coast Bays , North Shore Lynfield Puketāpapa Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Mairangi Bay Hibiscus and Bays Albany ward North Shore City East Coast Bays , North Shore Māngere Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Manukau ward Manukau City South Auckland Māngere Bridge Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Manukau ward Manukau City South Auckland Māngere East Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Manukau ward Manukau City South Auckland Manukau Central Ōtara-Papatoetoe Manukau ward Manukau City South Auckland Manurewa Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City South Auckland Massey Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland McLaren Park Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Meadowbank Ōrākei Ōrākei ward Auckland City Central Auckland Mellons Bay Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Middlemore Ōtara-Papatoetoe Manukau ward Manukau City South Auckland Milford Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Mission Bay Ōrākei Ōrākei ward Auckland City Central Auckland Mission Heights Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Morningside Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Mount Albert Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Mount Eden Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Mount Roskill Puketāpapa Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Mount Wellington Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Murrays Bay Hibiscus and Bays Albany ward North Shore City East Coast Bays , North Shore Narrow Neck Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore New Lynn Whau Whau ward Waitakere City West Auckland Newmarket Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Newton Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland New Windsor Whau Whau ward Auckland City West Auckland , Central Auckland Northcote Kaipātiki North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Northcross Upper Harbour Albany ward North Shore City North Shore Northpark Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Onehunga Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland One Tree Hill Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Ōpaheke Papakura Manurewa-Papakura ward Papakura District South Auckland Ōrākei Ōrākei Ōrākei ward Auckland City Central Auckland Oranga Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Oratia Waitākere Ranges Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Ōtāhuhu Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Manukau ward Auckland City South Auckland , Central Auckland Ōtara Ōtara-Papatoetoe Manukau ward Manukau City South Auckland Oteha Upper Harbour Albany ward North Shore City North Shore Ōwairaka Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Pahurehure Papakura Manurewa-Papakura ward Papakura District South Auckland Pakuranga Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Pakuranga Heights Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Panmure Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Papakura Papakura Manurewa-Papakura ward Papakura District South Auckland Papatoetoe Ōtara-Papatoetoe Manukau ward Manukau City South Auckland Parnell Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Penrose Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Pinehill Upper Harbour Albany ward North Shore City North Shore Point Chevalier Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Point England Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Ponsonby Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Randwick Park Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City , Papakura District South Auckland Rānui Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Red Hill Papakura Manurewa-Papakura ward Papakura District South Auckland Remuera Ōrākei Ōrākei ward Auckland City Central Auckland Rosebank Whau Whau ward Auckland City West Auckland , Central Auckland Rosedale Upper Harbour Albany ward North Shore City North Shore Rosehill Papakura Manurewa-Papakura ward Papakura District South Auckland Rothesay Bay Hibiscus and Bays Albany ward North Shore City East Coast Bays , North Shore Royal Heights Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Royal Oak Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Saint Heliers Ōrākei Ōrākei ward Auckland City Central Auckland Saint Marys Bay Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Sandringham Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Schnapper Rock Upper Harbour Albany ward North Shore City North Shore Shamrock Park Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Shelly Park Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Stanley Point Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Somerville Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Southdown Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Sunnyhills Howick Howick ward Manukau City East Auckland Sunnynook Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Sunnyvale Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Swanson Waitākere Ranges Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland St Lukes Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland St Johns Ōrākei Ōrākei ward Auckland City Central Auckland Stonefields Ōrākei Ōrākei ward Auckland City Central Auckland Takanini Papakura Manurewa-Papakura ward Papakura District South Auckland Takapuna Devonport-Takapuna North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Te Atatū Peninsula Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Te Atatū South Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Te Papapa Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland The Gardens Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City South Auckland Three Kings Puketāpapa Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Titirangi Waitākere Ranges Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Torbay Hibiscus and Bays Albany ward North Shore City East Coast Bays , North Shore Totara Heights Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City South Auckland Tōtara Vale Kaipātiki North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Unsworth Heights Upper Harbour Albany ward North Shore City North Shore Waiake Hibiscus and Bays Albany ward North Shore City East Coast Bays , North Shore Waikōwhai Puketāpapa Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Waima Waitākere Ranges Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Wai o Taiki Bay Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Wairau Valley Kaipātiki North Shore ward North Shore City North Shore Waterview Albert-Eden Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Wattle Downs Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City South Auckland Wesley Puketāpapa Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward Auckland City Central Auckland Western Heights Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland Western Springs Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Westfield Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Central Auckland Westgate Henderson-Massey Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland West Harbour Henderson-Massey , Upper Harbour Waitākere ward , Albany ward Waitakere City West Auckland Westmere Waitematā Waitematā and Gulf ward Auckland City Central Auckland Weymouth Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City South Auckland Whenuapai Upper Harbour Albany ward Waitakere City West Auckland Windsor Park Upper Harbour Albany ward North Shore City North Shore Wiri Manurewa Manurewa-Papakura ward Manukau City South Auckland Woodlands Park Waitākere Ranges Waitākere ward Waitakere City West Auckland
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