Tauranga South

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.
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 5,373 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 219 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 717 people since the 2013 census. There were 2,619 males, 2,745 females, and 12 people of other genders in 2,091 dwellings. 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.6 years. There were 831 people aged under 15 years, 978 aged 15 to 29, 2,436 aged 30 to 64, and 1,134 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.3% European ; 19.1% Māori; 3.2% Pasifika; 19.5% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; 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%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 30.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
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.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,152 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,196 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,200 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 432 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,229 full-time, 612 part-time, and 123 unemployed.

Name	Area	Population	Density	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
Tauranga South	1.68	4,110	2,446	1,668	42.3 years	$41,700
Fraser Cove	1.02	1,269	1,244	426	40.1 years	$31,600
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

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 The Warehouse and a Woolworths supermarket.

Education

Tauranga Intermediate is New Zealand's largest state intermediate school, with a roll of. It opened in 1958.
Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, with a roll of. 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'.
St Mary's Catholic School is a state-integrated Catholic school, with a roll of. It opened in 1942.
Tauranga Special School, Tauranga's only school for students with special learning needs, is also located in Tauranga South. It opened in 1965 as Kaka Street Special School, and adopted its current name in 2016.
All these schools except Tauranga Boys' are co-educational. Rolls are as of