Waitarere Beach is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Horowhenua, one of 13 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Waitarere Beach is the 5th largest suburb of Horowhenua in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Waitarere Beach 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 1980 - 1989. Residential housing stock in Waitarere Beach is made up of approximately 98% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 1% lifestyle properties.