Te Atatu Peninsula is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Te Atatu Peninsula is the 26th largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Te Atatu Peninsula provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1880 - 1889. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1960 - 1969. Residential housing stock in Te Atatu Peninsula is made up of approximately 94% residential housing and 6% residential investment housing properties.