Waitati is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Dunedin, one of 97 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Waitati is the 44th largest suburb of Dunedin in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Waitati 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 Waitati is made up of approximately 79% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 20% lifestyle properties.