Tapawera is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Tasman, one of 32 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Tapawera is the 18th largest suburb of Tasman in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Tapawera provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1890 - 1899. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Tapawera is made up of approximately 52% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 48% lifestyle properties.