The Pines Beach is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Waimakariri, one of 22 residential suburbs which form the wider region. The Pines Beach is the 19th largest suburb of Waimakariri in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. The Pines Beach 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 1940 - 1949. Residential housing stock in The Pines Beach is made up of approximately 98% residential housing and 2% residential investment housing properties.