Tauriko

Tauriko is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Tauriko
Suburb
Coordinates: 37.741°S 176.096°E / -37.741; 176.096
Country	New Zealand
City	Tauranga
Local authority	Tauranga City Council
Electoral ward	Tauriko General Ward
Area
• Land	839 ha (2,073 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[1]
• Total	360

	Bethlehem	Gate Pa
	Tairiko	Greerton
		Pyes Pa

According to Place Names of New Zealand by A. W. Reed and Peter Dowling, "Tauriko" is not a Māori name—the suburb was originally named Taurico after the Tauranga Rimu Company, with the spelling apparently altered to give the semblance of a Māori name.^[2]

Demographics

Tauriko covers 8.39 km² (3.24 sq mi)^[3] and had an estimated population of 360 as of June 2024,^[1] with a population density of 43 people per km². The statistical area was extended for the 2023 census as Tauranga's boundaries expand.^[4]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	195	—
2013	363	+9.28%
2018	351	−0.67%
2023	291	−3.68%
The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 4.82 km2. Source: [5][6]

Tauriko had a population of 291 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 60 people (−17.1%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 72 people (−19.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 144 males and 144 females in 96 dwellings.^[7] 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 57 people (19.6%) aged under 15 years, 51 (17.5%) aged 15 to 29, 150 (51.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (11.3%) aged 65 or older.^[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 87.6% European (Pākehā), 16.5% Māori, 3.1% Pasifika, 6.2% Asian, and 4.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.8%, Māori by 2.1%, and other languages by 11.3%. No language could be spoken by 3.1% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 18.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[5]

Religious affiliations were 35.1% Christian, 1.0% Māori religious beliefs, and 4.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.6%, and 6.2% of people did not answer the census question.^[5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (12.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 144 (61.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 57 (24.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 27 people (11.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 132 (56.4%) full-time, 30 (12.8%) part-time, and 9 (3.8%) unemployed.^[5]

Education

Tauriko School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,^[8] with a roll of 244 as of March 2025.^[9][10] It opened in 1918 as The School of Cambridge Road. It moved to its current site in 1923, and changed its name to Tauriko School in 1929.^[11]