Tauranga_South
Tauranga South
Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand
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 | |
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Coordinates: 37.706°S 176.155°E / -37.706; 176.155 | |
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 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 7,850 |
Hospitals | Tauranga Hospital |
Judea | (Waikareao Estuary) | Tauranga Central |
Tauranga South
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(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]
Tauranga South covers 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 7,850 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,692 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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]
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 1,242 as of February 2024.[13]
Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys established in 1958,[14][15] with a roll of 1,764.[16]
St Mary's Catholic School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic school,[17][18] with a roll of 400.[19]
Tauranga Special School, Tauranga's only school for students with special learning needs,[20] is also located in Tauranga South.[21][22]
- "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- Hunter, Zoe (2 March 2020). "OneRoof property report: Tauranga's hotspots revealed". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Bay of Plenty Times.
- 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.
- "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tauranga Hospital (194400) and Tauranga South (194800).
- "Fraser Cove - NZRPG". frasercoveshoppingcentre.co.nz. NZRPG.
- "Fraser Cove - Stores". frasercoveshoppingcentre.co.nz. NZRPG.
- "Tauranga Intermediate Official School Website". tauranga-int.school.nz.
- "Tauranga Intermediate Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "Tauranga Boys' College Official School Website". tbc.school.nz.
- "Tauranga Boys' College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "St Mary's Catholic School Official School Website". stmarystga.school.nz/.
- "St Mary's Catholic School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "Tauranga Special School Official School Website". taurangaspecialschool.nz.
- "Tauranga Special School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.