Windwhistle is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Selwyn, one of 31 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Windwhistle is the 17th largest suburb of Selwyn in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Windwhistle 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 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Windwhistle is made up of approximately 79% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 20% lifestyle properties.