Whitford is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Whitford is the 159th largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Whitford 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 1990 - 1999. Residential housing stock in Whitford is made up of approximately 10% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 90% lifestyle properties.