Johnsonville, New Zealand

Johnsonville
Johnsonville shopping area
Interactive map of Johnsonville
Coordinates: 41°13′25″S 174°48′26″E / 41.22354°S 174.80724°E / -41.22354; 174.80724
CountryNew Zealand
CityWellington
Local authorityWellington City Council
Electoral ward
Area
 • Land373 ha (920 acres)
Population
 (June 2025)
 • Total
12,150
 • Density3,260/km2 (8,440/sq mi)
Postcode
6037
Railway stationsJohnsonville railway station
Ohariu Valley Churton Park Paparangi
Mount Kaukau
Johnsonville
Johnsonville–Porirua Motorway, Newlands
Broadmeadows, Khandallah Ngauranga Gorge

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). It is commonly known by locals as "J'ville". Johnsonville was settled from the 1840s, became a town by 1896 and grew rapidly during the twentieth century. Johnsonville became an independent town district in 1908 and amalgamated with Wellington City in 1953.