Te Kauwhata is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Waikato, one of 67 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Te Kauwhata is the 7th largest suburb of Waikato in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Te Kauwhata provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2010 - 2019. Residential housing stock in Te Kauwhata is made up of approximately 74% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 25% lifestyle properties.