Orewa is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Orewa is the 21st largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Orewa 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 2010 - 2019. Residential housing stock in Orewa is made up of approximately 98% residential housing and 2% residential investment housing properties.