Tokoroa is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of South Waikato, one of 11 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Tokoroa is the largest suburb of South Waikato in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Tokoroa 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 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Tokoroa is made up of approximately 93% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 5% lifestyle properties.