Rongotai is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Wellington, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Rongotai is the 43rd largest suburb of Wellington in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Rongotai provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1920 - 1929. Residential housing stock in Rongotai is made up of approximately 88% residential housing and 12% residential investment housing properties.