Waipu is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Whangarei, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Waipu is the 7th largest suburb of Whangarei in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Waipu 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 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Waipu is made up of approximately 43% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 57% lifestyle properties.