Tawa is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Wellington, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Tawa is the 2nd largest suburb of Wellington in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Tawa 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 1960 - 1969. Residential housing stock in Tawa is made up of approximately 93% residential housing , 5% residential investment housing and 2% lifestyle properties.