Waitangirua is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Porirua, one of 19 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Waitangirua is the 7th largest suburb of Porirua in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Waitangirua provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1920 - 1929. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1960 - 1969. Residential housing stock in Waitangirua is made up of approximately 84% residential housing and 16% residential investment housing properties.