Kaiwharawhara is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Wellington, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Kaiwharawhara is the 46th largest suburb of Wellington in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Kaiwharawhara 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 Kaiwharawhara is made up of approximately 96% residential housing and 4% residential investment housing properties.