Kew is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Dunedin, one of 97 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Kew is the 41st largest suburb of Dunedin in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Kew 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 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Kew is made up of approximately 98% residential housing and 2% residential investment housing properties.