Purakaunui Inlet is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Dunedin, one of 97 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Purakaunui Inlet is the 65th largest suburb of Dunedin in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Purakaunui Inlet 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 1900 - 1909. Residential housing stock in Purakaunui Inlet is made up of approximately 98% residential housing and 2% lifestyle properties.