Whitianga is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Coromandel, one of 39 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Whitianga is the 2nd largest suburb of Coromandel in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Whitianga 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 Whitianga is made up of approximately 93% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 5% lifestyle properties.