Temuka is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Timaru, one of 24 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Temuka is the largest suburb of Timaru in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Temuka provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1880 - 1889. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Temuka is made up of approximately 88% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 11% lifestyle properties.