Te Araroa is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Gisborne, one of 61 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Te Araroa is the 18th largest suburb of Gisborne in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Te Araroa provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1920 - 1929. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Te Araroa is made up of approximately 58% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 41% lifestyle properties.