Wattle Downs is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Wattle Downs is the 73rd largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Wattle Downs 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 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Wattle Downs is made up of approximately 97% residential housing and 3% residential investment housing properties.