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Tauranga South | |
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Coordinates: 37°42′22″S176°09′18″E / 37.706°S 176.155°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Tauranga |
Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
Electoral ward | Te Papa General Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 464 ha (1,147 acres) |
Population (June 2024) [2] | |
• Total | 7,670 |
Hospitals | Tauranga Hospital |
Judea | (Waikareao Estuary) | Tauranga Central |
Tauranga South | (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.
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]
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
2006 | 6,255 | — |
2013 | 6,258 | +0.01% |
2018 | 6,888 | +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]
Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) | Households | Median age | Median income |
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Tauranga Hospital | 1.94 | 2,058 | 1,061 | 777 | 39.3 years | $24,300 [7] |
Tauranga South | 2.39 | 4,830 | 2,021 | 1,968 | 44.4 years | $28,300 [8] |
New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
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]
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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