Grafton, New Zealand

Grafton
Suburb
Hum Salon operating at the Basley-Bush House / Rothesay at 123 Grafton Road, February 2015
Hum Salon operating at the Basley-Bush House / Rothesay at 123 Grafton Road, February 2015
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Coordinates: 36°51′37″S 174°46′01″E / 36.8604°S 174.7669°E / -36.8604; 174.7669
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardŌrākei ward
Local boardWaitematā Local Board
Area
[1]
 • Land62 ha (153 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total1,680
Train stationsGrafton Railway Station
HospitalsAuckland City Hospital, Starship Hospital
Auckland CBD Parnell (Auckland Domain)
Auckland CBD
Grafton
 Newmarket
Newton Eden Terrace, Mount Eden Epsom

Grafton is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is named for the Duke of Grafton, a patron of the first Governor of New Zealand, William Hobson, and the grandfather of a subsequent Governor, Robert FitzRoy. Once known as 'Grafton Heights', denoting its history as a well-off suburb in Auckland's earliest decades.[3]

  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 MYAUCKLAND was invoked but never defined (see the help page).