Tauranga South
Suburb
Historic Village on 17th Avenue
Coordinates: 37°42′22″S 176°09′18″E / 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 [1]
• Land	433 ha (1,070 acres)
Population  (June 2022)[2]
• Total	7,460
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]

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.

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]

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]

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