Mount Victoria is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Wellington, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Mount Victoria is the 17th largest suburb of Wellington in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Mount Victoria 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 1890 - 1899. Residential housing stock in Mount Victoria is made up of approximately 81% residential housing and 19% residential investment housing properties.