Johnsonville, New Zealand
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| Suburb: | Johnsonville |
| City: | Wellington |
| Island: | North Island |
| Surrounded by - to the north |
Churton Park |
Johnsonville is a large suburb in northern Wellington, New Zealand. It is seven kilometres north of the city centre, at the top of the Ngauranga Gorge, on the main route to Porirua (State Highway 1). The population of "J'ville" (as it is commonly known) was about 6,500 at the 2001 census.[1]
Johnsonville is a reasonably large residential and commercial suburb. It is the northern terminus of the Tranz Metro dedicated electric passenger rail line to central Wellington, which supports the large commuter population. Housing is spread around the shopping hub in the centre and extends out to the base of Mt Kaukau to the west, and out across the hill towards the suburb of Newlands to the south-east.
Johnsonville has a large infrastructure and is self-sufficient; it has its own shopping mall, two supermarkets and a good number of other retail outlets.
The residents of nearby suburbs such as Newlands, Khandallah, Ngaio, Churton Park and Raroa also utilise its resources, sharing the same railway line and relying to some extent on its retail resources.
Johnsonville is home to Onslow College, a relatively large high decile co-educational high school.
