Gate Pa is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Tauranga, one of 24 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Gate Pa is the 7th largest suburb of Tauranga in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Gate Pa 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 1990 - 1999. Residential housing stock in Gate Pa is made up of approximately 98% residential housing and 2% residential investment housing properties.