Tauranga South

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Tauranga South
Historic Village on 17th Avenue in Tauranga.jpg
Historic Village on 17th Avenue
Tauranga South
Coordinates: 37°42′22″S176°09′18″E / 37.706°S 176.155°E / -37.706; 176.155
CountryNew Zealand
City Tauranga
Local authority Tauranga City Council
Electoral wardTe Papa General Ward
Area
[1]
  Land464 ha (1,147 acres)
Population
 (June 2024) [2]
  Total
7,670
Hospitals Tauranga Hospital
Judea (Waikareao Estuary) Tauranga Central
Pfeil oben.svg
Pfeil links.svgTauranga SouthPfeil rechts.svg
Pfeil unten.svg
(Tauranga Harbour)
Gate Pa (Waimapu Estuary) Maungatapu

Tauranga South is a suburb of Tauranga, on New Zealand's North Island. It is located south-east of Judea, north-east of Gate Pa and south-west of Tauranga Central.

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Property prices in the suburb have risen sharply, [3] largely due to demand for land in the area. [4]

The suburb has a bowls club which hosts bowls players from across the country. [5]

Demographics

Tauranga South covers 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 7,670 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 1,653 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20066,255    
20136,258+0.01%
20186,888+1.94%
Source: [6]

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi). [1] Using that boundary, Tauranga South had a population of 6,888 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 630 people (10.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 633 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,745 households, comprising 3,327 males and 3,558 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,167 people (16.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,230 (17.9%) aged 15 to 29, 3,039 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,452 (21.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 72.3% European/Pākehā, 19.4% Māori, 4.1% Pacific peoples, 14.2% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 24.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.1% had no religion, 39.2% were Christian, 2.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 4.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,161 (20.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,116 (19.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 759 people (13.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,541 (44.4%) people were employed full-time, 783 (13.7%) were part-time, and 234 (4.1%) were unemployed. [6]

Individual statistical areas in 2018
NameArea
(km2)
PopulationDensity
(per km2)
HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Tauranga Hospital1.942,0581,06177739.3 years$24,300 [7]
Tauranga South2.394,8302,0211,96844.4 years$28,300 [8]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Economy

Fraser Cove shopping centre opened in Tauranga South in 2002. It covers 32,500 m² with 1235 carparks. [9] The mall has 35 shops, including The Warehouse and a Countdown supermarket. [10]

Education

Tauranga Intermediate is New Zealand's largest co-educational state intermediate school, [11] [12] with a roll of 1254 as of August 2024. [13]

Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys established in 1958, [14] [15] with a roll of 2171. [16]

St Mary's Catholic School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic school, [17] [18] with a roll of 445. [19]

Tauranga Special School, Tauranga's only school for students with special learning needs, [20] is also located in Tauranga South. [21] [22]

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