Hikuai is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Coromandel, one of 39 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Hikuai is the 32nd largest suburb of Coromandel in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Hikuai 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 Hikuai is made up of approximately 4% residential housing and 96% lifestyle properties.