Kaipara Flats is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Kaipara Flats is the 210th largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Kaipara Flats provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Kaipara Flats is made up of approximately 18% residential housing and 82% lifestyle properties.