Waitakere is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Waitakere is the 147th largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Waitakere 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 1980 - 1989. Residential housing stock in Waitakere is made up of approximately 35% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 64% lifestyle properties.