Tairua is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Coromandel, one of 39 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Tairua is the 6th largest suburb of Coromandel in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Tairua 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 1980 - 1989. Residential housing stock in Tairua is made up of approximately 93% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 5% lifestyle properties.