Te Anau is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Southland, one of 43 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Te Anau is the largest suburb of Southland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Te Anau provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1960 - 1969. Residential housing stock in Te Anau is made up of approximately 85% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 13% lifestyle properties.