Half Moon Bay is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Half Moon Bay is the 64th largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Half Moon Bay provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1920 - 1929. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Half Moon Bay is made up of approximately 96% residential housing and 4% residential investment housing properties.