ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz fˈɔːɹmɚli pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɹˈʊɹɹəl ᵻstˈeɪts, wˈʌn ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʌz nˈeɪmd ɔːxˈɛnflaʊɚ baɪ tˈɑːməs mək ˈɪlɹeɪθ sˈɜːkə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
The area was formerly populated by rural estates, one of which was named Auchenflower by Thomas McIlwraith circa 1880.