Swanson is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Swanson is the 102nd largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Swanson provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2010 - 2019. Residential housing stock in Swanson is made up of approximately 80% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 18% lifestyle properties.