Clarks Beach is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Clarks Beach is the 167th largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Clarks Beach 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 1980 - 1989. Residential housing stock in Clarks Beach is made up of approximately 82% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 17% lifestyle properties.