Turitea is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Palmerston North, one of 23 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Turitea is the 19th largest suburb of Palmerston North in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Turitea 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 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Turitea is made up of approximately 4% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 95% lifestyle properties.