Demographics
Tauranga South covers 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 5,410 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 2,004 people per km2.
Historical population| Year | | |
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| 2006 | 4,302 | — |
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| 2013 | 4,656 | +1.14% |
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| 2018 | 5,154 | +2.05% |
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| 2023 | 5,373 | +0.84% |
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The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 2.39 km2.
Source: [4] [5] |
Tauranga South had a population of 5,373 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 219 people (4.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 717 people (15.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,619 males, 2,745 females, and 12 people of other genders in 2,091 dwellings. [6] 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 831 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 978 (18.2%) aged 15 to 29, 2,436 (45.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,134 (21.1%) aged 65 or older. [4]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.3% European (Pākehā); 19.1% Māori; 3.2% Pasifika; 19.5% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.5%, Māori by 4.1%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 16.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 30.0, compared with 28.8% nationally. [4]
Religious affiliations were 34.2% Christian, 2.9% Hindu, 1.7% Islam, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 4.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 46.8%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question. [4]
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,152 (25.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,196 (48.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,200 (26.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 432 people (9.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,229 (49.1%) full-time, 612 (13.5%) part-time, and 123 (2.7%) unemployed. [4]
Individual statistical areas| Name | Area
(km2) | Population | Density
(per km2) | Dwellings | Median age | Median
income |
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| Tauranga South | 1.68 | 4,110 | 2,446 | 1,668 | 42.3 years | $41,700 [7] |
| Fraser Cove | 1.02 | 1,269 | 1,244 | 426 | 40.1 years | $31,600 [8] |
| New Zealand | | | | | 38.1 years | $41,500 |
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Education
Tauranga Intermediate is New Zealand's largest state intermediate school, [11] [12] with a roll of 1,252. [13] It opened in 1958. [14]
Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, [15] [16] with a roll of 2,274. [17] It was established as Hillsdene School in 1945 and became Tauranga College in 1946. When Tauranga Girls' College was established as a separate school in 1958, Tauranga College was renamed Tauranga Boys'. [18]
St Mary's Catholic School is a state-integrated Catholic school, [19] [20] with a roll of 438. [21] It opened in 1942. [22]
Tauranga Special School, Tauranga's only school for students with special learning needs, [23] is also located in Tauranga South. [24] [25] It opened in 1965 as Kaka Street Special School, and adopted its current name in 2016. [26]
All these schools except Tauranga Boys' are co-educational. Rolls are as of March 2025. [27]
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