Denniston is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Buller, one of 17 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Denniston is the 14th largest suburb of Buller in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Denniston 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 1910 - 1919. Residential housing stock in Denniston is made up of primarily standard residential housing property types with a small proportion of purpose built residential rental housing and lifestyle properties.