Te Aro is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Wellington, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Te Aro is the 3rd largest suburb of Wellington in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Te Aro 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 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Te Aro is made up of approximately 97% residential housing and 3% residential investment housing properties.