Waitarere is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Horowhenua, one of 13 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Waitarere is the 11st largest suburb of Horowhenua in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Waitarere provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1920 - 1929. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2010 - 2019. Residential housing stock in Waitarere is made up of approximately 84% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 16% lifestyle properties.