Browns Bay is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Browns Bay is the 32nd largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Browns Bay provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Browns Bay is made up of approximately 97% residential housing and 3% residential investment housing properties.