Tauranga South

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.

Tauranga South
Suburb
Historic Village on 17th Avenue
Historic Village on 17th Avenue
Coordinates: 37.706°S 176.155°E / -37.706; 176.155
CountryNew Zealand
CityTauranga
Local authorityTauranga City Council
Electoral wardTe Papa General Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land433 ha (1,070 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total7,460
Hospital(s)Tauranga Hospital
Judea (Waikareao Estuary) Tauranga Central
Tauranga South
 (Tauranga Harbour)
Gate Pa (Waimapu Estuary) Maungatapu

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 4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 7,460 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 1,723 people per km2.

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

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
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 1237 as of April 2023.[13]

Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys established in 1958,[14][15] with a roll of 2200.[16]

St Mary's Catholic School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic school,[17][18] with a roll of 414.[19]

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

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. Hunter, Zoe (2 March 2020). "OneRoof property report: Tauranga's hotspots revealed". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Bay of Plenty Times.
  4. Olivier, Cira (27 January 2020). "Special Report: Which Tauranga suburb has land worth more than the house?". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Bay of Plenty Times.
  5. "Bowls Tauranga South hosts annual Cooper Crest Invitation Ladies' Pairs tournament". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Bay of Plenty Times. 12 April 2019.
  6. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tauranga Hospital (194400) and Tauranga South (194800).
  7. 2018 Census place summary: Tauranga Hospital
  8. 2018 Census place summary: Tauranga South
  9. "Fraser Cove - NZRPG". frasercoveshoppingcentre.co.nz. NZRPG.
  10. "Fraser Cove - Stores". frasercoveshoppingcentre.co.nz. NZRPG.
  11. "Tauranga Intermediate Official School Website". tauranga-int.school.nz.
  12. "Tauranga Intermediate Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  13. "Tauranga Intermediate Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  14. "Tauranga Boys' College Official School Website". tbc.school.nz.
  15. "Tauranga Boys' College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  16. "Tauranga Boys' College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  17. "St Mary's Catholic School Official School Website". stmarystga.school.nz/.
  18. "St Mary's Catholic School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  19. "St Mary's Catholic School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  20. "Tauranga Special School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  21. "Tauranga Special School Official School Website". taurangaspecialschool.nz.
  22. "Tauranga Special School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
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