Johnsonville
Johnsonville is the town centre of Wellington's northern suburbs, at the top of Ngauranga Gorge seven kilometres from the city, with the Waitohi library and pool, the mall and the end of the Johnsonville railway line.
Why people love it here
Johnsonville started as Frank Johnson's timber clearing in 1841 and has been the northern suburbs' town ever since. The railway arrived in 1886, the electric trains in 1938, and the mall in the 1960s was the first in the region. It is where the north comes to shop, swim, borrow a book and catch the train.
The centre of that now is Waitohi on Moorefield Road, the community hub that opened in December 2019. The library is three times the size of the old one, Common Ground cafe is inside the door, Whānau Manaaki kindergarten is next to it, and the whole thing joins up with the Keith Spry Pool, the community centre and Memorial Park through one landscaped yard.
The hill behind the suburb is Mount Kaukau, and Johnsonville Park on its northern flank is part of the largest run of native bush in the city. The Northern Walkway climbs from the car park at the end of Truscott Avenue up to the summit and on to the Botanic Garden, and the Old Coach Road, the 1858 route to Ōhāriu Valley, is a wide heritage track for walkers and bikes.
Alex Moore Park is the sports ground, with the Waiora hub opened in 2021 for the football, cricket and rugby clubs. Getting to town is a choice: the Johnsonville Line runs half-hourly and every fifteen minutes at peak, the route 1 bus runs every ten minutes through the city to Island Bay, and the motorway starts at the top of the gorge.
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Johnsonville, counted
Stats NZ figures for the statistical area Johnsonville, Place summaries. Population is the estimated resident population; the rest are the 2023 Census. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
The best of Johnsonville
Every pick checked against its own listing on 21 September 2026.
What you can buy here
The state house
Johnsonville's first big growth was the state housing programme from 1938, and the weatherboard and tile homes of the 1940s and 50s are still on the streets around the centre.
The family home on the hill streets
The 1960s and 70s houses that filled the slopes as the farms went, three bedrooms and a garage under the house.
The townhouse near the station
The newer builds going up around the town centre, walking distance to the train, the mall and Waitohi.
The hub and the hill
Waitohi
The library, the pool, the cafe and the kindergarten in one hub on Moorefield Road, joined to Memorial Park.
Johnsonville Park
The bush on the north side of Mount Kaukau, with the Northern Walkway climbing from Truscott Avenue.
What people ask about Johnsonville
Where is Johnsonville?
Johnsonville is at the top of Ngauranga Gorge in Wellington's northern suburbs, about 7 km from Lambton Quay, at the end of the Johnsonville railway line and at the start of the motorway north.
How far is Johnsonville from Wellington's city centre?
About 7 km by road, 23 minutes on the train to Wellington Station, and the route 1 bus runs every ten minutes through the city.
What is Johnsonville known for?
Being the town centre of the northern suburbs: the Waitohi library and community hub, the Keith Spry Pool, the mall, the end of the train line and the walkways up Mount Kaukau.
What kind of homes are in Johnsonville?
State houses from the 1940s and 50s around the centre, 1960s and 70s family homes on the hill streets, and newer townhouses near the station and the mall.
What schools are in Johnsonville?
Johnsonville School, West Park School and St Brigid's School are the primaries, Rāroa Normal Intermediate is the intermediate, and Onslow College is in the suburb. Onslow College and Newlands College both list Johnsonville in their home zones, so check the address against each zone.
How many properties has Jason Lange sold in Johnsonville?
3 properties, from my own sale records, counting every title once. Every one is on the results page with its address. See them→
3 properties I have sold in Johnsonville
From my own sale records, read 17 September 2026. Sale prices are not published here.
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