Kawaha Point is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Rotorua, one of 45 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Kawaha Point is the 12nd largest suburb of Rotorua in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Kawaha Point 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 1980 - 1989. Residential housing stock in Kawaha Point is made up of approximately 97% residential housing and 3% residential investment housing properties.