Te Awanga is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hastings, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Te Awanga is the 18th largest suburb of Hastings in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Te Awanga 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 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Te Awanga is made up of approximately 93% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 5% lifestyle properties.