Thorndon is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Wellington, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Thorndon is the 16th largest suburb of Wellington in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Thorndon 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 1990 - 1999. Residential housing stock in Thorndon is made up of approximately 93% residential housing and 7% residential investment housing properties.