Parua Bay is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Whangarei, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Parua Bay is the 10th largest suburb of Whangarei in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Parua Bay provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1880 - 1889. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Parua Bay is made up of approximately 35% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 64% lifestyle properties.