Tikitere is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Rotorua, one of 45 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Tikitere is the 17th largest suburb of Rotorua in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Tikitere 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 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Tikitere is made up of approximately 37% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 62% lifestyle properties.