Grafton is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Grafton is the 68th largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Grafton provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1860 - 1869. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Grafton is made up of approximately 98% residential housing and 2% residential investment housing properties.