Tinopai is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Kaipara, one of 21 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Tinopai is the 10th largest suburb of Kaipara in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Tinopai 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 1980 - 1989. Residential housing stock in Tinopai is made up of approximately 52% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 47% lifestyle properties.