Kopu is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Coromandel, one of 39 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Kopu is the 28th largest suburb of Coromandel in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Kopu 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 1990 - 1999. Residential housing stock in Kopu is made up of approximately 21% residential housing and 79% lifestyle properties.