Judea is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Tauranga, one of 24 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Judea is the 14th largest suburb of Tauranga in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Judea 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 Judea is made up of approximately 97% residential housing and 3% residential investment housing properties.