Whiritoa is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hauraki, one of 22 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Whiritoa is the 4th largest suburb of Hauraki in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Whiritoa 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 Whiritoa is made up of approximately 94% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 5% lifestyle properties.