Welcome Bay is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Tauranga, one of 24 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Welcome Bay is the 4th largest suburb of Tauranga in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Welcome Bay 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 Welcome Bay is made up of approximately 89% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 10% lifestyle properties.