Riverhead is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Riverhead is the 112nd largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Riverhead 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 2010 - 2019. Residential housing stock in Riverhead is made up of approximately 73% residential housing , 3% residential investment housing and 24% lifestyle properties.