Ngatea is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hauraki, one of 22 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Ngatea is the 3rd largest suburb of Hauraki in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Ngatea 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 Ngatea is made up of approximately 87% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 12% lifestyle properties.