Te Awamutu is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Waipa, one of 26 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Te Awamutu is the largest suburb of Waipa in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Te Awamutu 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 Te Awamutu is made up of approximately 84% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 14% lifestyle properties.