Hobsonville

This article is about the place in New Zealand. For the place in Oregon, see Hobsonville, Oregon.

Hobsonville
Suburb
Clark House has strong ties to Hobsonville through its use in the pottery industry and as an Air Force building
Clark House has strong ties to Hobsonville through its use in the pottery industry and as an Air Force building
Map
Coordinates: 36°47′29″S 174°39′45″E / 36.791450°S 174.662447°E / -36.791450; 174.662447
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardAlbany ward
Local boardUpper Harbour Local Board
Area
[1]
 • Land642 ha (1,586 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
15,370
Postcode(s)
0618
Ferry terminalsHobsonville Point
Whenuapai Herald Island Greenhithe
West Harbour
Hobsonville
 Beach Haven
Waitematā Harbour

Hobsonville is a suburb in West Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. Historically a rural settlement, Hobsonville has now developed into a suburb of Auckland.[3]

Hobsonville was one of the earliest European settlements in the area and became a large part of the early pottery industry in New Zealand. Hobsonville later served as a Royal New Zealand Air Force base from 1920–2001. Following the closure of the air base a plan for a large scale residential development was undertaken by the Housing Ministry.

The peninsula is joined by the State Highway 16 in the west and the Upper Harbour Bridge in the east.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference church was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Hobsonville". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2007.