Tapapa is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of South Waikato, one of 11 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Tapapa is the 8th largest suburb of South Waikato in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Tapapa provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1890 - 1899. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1960 - 1969. Residential housing stock in Tapapa is made up of approximately 4% residential housing and 96% lifestyle properties.