Drury lies at the southern border of the Auckland metropolitan area, 12 kilometres to the northeast of Pukekohe, close to the Papakura Channel, an arm of the Manukau Harbour.

[6] Continued success with coal mining led to the opening of one of New Zealand's earliest tramways by the company in 1862, consisting of 4ft 8in gauge track with a length of 5.2km, whereby coal was transported to Slippery Creek for shipment to Onehunga.

[9] Drury was a significant staging area for British soldiers during the New Zealand Wars, who established a camp in the village under the command of General Duncan Cameron.

[citation needed] During the major reform of local government in 1989, Drury was included in the Auckland Region and made up the southern edge of the Papakura District, along with a certain extent of the eastern surrounding rural areas, previously known as Franklin County.

Drury was until recently a relatively small semi-rural area nestling at the foot of the low-lying Bombay Hills.

Urban spread of Auckland has rendered it an extreme southern suburb, close to the junction between State Highways 1 and 22, both of which head south towards the Waikato region.

[citation needed] Auckland's largest business park, expected to employ 6900 people, is currently under development in the south of Drury.

An estimated 2500 homes are also set to be built in the west of Drury, with development already well underway.

Before the 2023 census, Drury had a larger boundary, covering 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi).

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.4% had no religion, 37.6% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.

[17] St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College, is a state-integrated secondary school intended to open in 2024 in Drury.