Carterton is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Carterton, one of 5 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Carterton is the largest suburb of Carterton in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Carterton 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 2010 - 2019. Residential housing stock in Carterton is made up of approximately 72% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 26% lifestyle properties.