Manutuke is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Gisborne, one of 61 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Manutuke is the 20th largest suburb of Gisborne in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Manutuke provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Manutuke is made up of approximately 50% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 49% lifestyle properties.