Kuaotunu is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Coromandel, one of 39 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Kuaotunu is the 14th largest suburb of Coromandel in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Kuaotunu provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Kuaotunu is made up of approximately 56% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 43% lifestyle properties.