Mangaroa is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Upper Hutt, one of 27 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Mangaroa is the 19th largest suburb of Upper Hutt in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Mangaroa 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 Mangaroa is made up of approximately 8% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 91% lifestyle properties.