Portobello is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Dunedin, one of 97 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Portobello is the 53rd largest suburb of Dunedin in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Portobello 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 Portobello is made up of approximately 89% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 10% lifestyle properties.