Tauranga South is a suburb of

Tauranga Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by ...

, on New Zealand's

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. It is located south-east of

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, north-east of

Gate Pa Gate Pa or Gate Pā is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is the location of the Battle of Gate Pā in the 1864 Tauranga campaign of the New Zealand Wars. Demographics Gate Pa covers and had ...

and south-west of

Tauranga Central Tauranga Central is a suburb and the central business district of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Demographics Tauranga Central covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population densit ...

. Property prices in the suburb have risen sharply, largely due to demand for land in the area. The suburb has a bowls club which hosts bowls players from across the country.

Demographics

Tauranga South covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Tauranga South had a population of 6,888 at the

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, an increase of 630 people (10.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 633 people (10.1%) since the

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. 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/

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, 19.4%

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, 4.1% Pacific peoples, 14.2%

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, 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

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, 2.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% were

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, 1.1% were

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, 0.5% were

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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.

Economy

Fraser Cove shopping centre opened in Tauranga South in 2002. It covers 32,500 m² with 1235 carparks. The mall has 35 shops, including

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and a

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supermarket.

Education

Tauranga Intermediate Tauranga Intermediate is an Intermediate school situated in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is the largest in the country, with over 1,300 students in 45 classrooms. Houses Tauranga Intermediate, since the early days of the school, has had house grou ...

is New Zealand's largest co-educational state intermediate school, with a roll of as of .

Tauranga Boys' College Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, located on the edge of the downtown area of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1946 as Tauranga College, before overcrowding saw the school become single-sex in 1958. The s ...

is a state secondary school for boys established in 1958, with a roll of . St Mary's Catholic School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic school, with a roll of .

Tauranga Special School Tauranga Special School is a school for children with mild-severe learning and physical disabilities located in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is the only school of its kind in the Western Bay of Plenty The Bay of Plenty ( mi, Te Moana-a-Toi) i ...

, Tauranga's only school for students with special learning needs, is also located in Tauranga South.

References

{{Tauranga Suburbs of Tauranga Populated places around the Tauranga Harbour