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Tauranga South
Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
| Judea | (Waikareao Estuary) | Tauranga Central |
  Tauranga South  |
(Tauranga Harbour) | |
| Gate Pa | (Waimapu Estuary) | Maungatapu |
The suburb has a bowls club which hosts bowls players from across the country.[3]
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Demographics
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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.
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]
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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 Woolworths supermarket.[10]
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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