Kilbirnie is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Wellington, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Kilbirnie is the 19th largest suburb of Wellington in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Kilbirnie 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 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Kilbirnie is made up of approximately 87% residential housing and 13% residential investment housing properties.