Browns Bay, New Zealand

Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Browns Bay
Suburb
Browns Bay and the beach from above.
Coordinates: 36°42′58″S 174°44′31″E / 36.716°S 174.742°E / -36.716; 174.742
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albany ward
Local board	Hibiscus and Bays
Area [1]
• Land	319 ha (788 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	10,760

Torbay Heights	Waiake	(Hauraki Gulf)
Northcross	Browns Bay	(Hauraki Gulf)
Murrays Bay	Rothesay Bay	(Hauraki Gulf)

Browns Bay is one of the most northernmost suburbs in the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area, located in the North Shore. Named after the Brown family who settled here in 1876, Browns Bay became a holiday destination in the late 19th century. The area gradually developed into a suburb of Auckland in the 1950s, and was the administrative centre for the East Coast Bays City from 1975 until it was disestablished in 1989. During the 1990s, the suburb became a hub for the South African New Zealander community.