Pareora is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Timaru, one of 24 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Pareora is the 15th largest suburb of Timaru in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Pareora provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1890 - 1899. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1910 - 1919. Residential housing stock in Pareora is made up of approximately 92% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 7% lifestyle properties.