Dairy Flat

Dairy Flat
Coordinates: 36°39′47″S 174°38′21″E / 36.663°S 174.6393°E / -36.663; 174.6393
Country	New Zealand
Region	Auckland
Ward	Rodney
Community board	Rodney Local Board
Subdivision	Dairy Flat subdivision
Electorates	Whangaparāoa Te Tai Tokerau
Government
• Territorial Authority	Auckland Council
Area [1]
• Total	64.15 km2 (24.77 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	5,090
• Density	79/km2 (210/sq mi)

Dairy Flat is a northern rural district located 8 km south of Orewa in the North Island of New Zealand and 28 km north of central Auckland. Until the early 1990s most of the district was in dairy farms of 40 to 60 hectares (100 to 150 acres), but with the growth of Auckland and the extension of the Northern Motorway into the area, these are being gradually overtime subdivided into lifestyle blocks of around 2 to 5 hectares (5 to 12 acres), many of which are grazing sheep, horses, beef cattle or deer. Although it still retains a rural character, it is counted as part of the Auckland urban area in official statistics.