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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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	2,289	—
2013	2,322	+0.20%
2018	2,625	+2.48%
Source: [1]

Tauranga Central had a population of 2,625 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 303 people (13.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 336 people (14.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,092 households. There were 1,266 males and 1,362 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 52.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 243 people (9.3%) aged under 15 years, 468 (17.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,083 (41.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 828 (31.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 77.4% European/Pākehā, 10.6% Māori, 2.4% Pacific peoples, 15.0% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 31.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 40.7% had no religion, 43.7% were Christian, 2.4% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 4.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 507 (21.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 381 (16.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,017 (42.7%) people were employed full-time, 327 (13.7%) were part-time, and 66 (2.8%) were unemployed.[1]

Economy

Bay Central Shopping Centre is located in Tauranga Central. It consists of 30 stores, including Briscoes and Rebel Sport.[2]

Notable buildings

• The Elms Mission House, 15 Mission St, 1835, oldest surviving building in the Bay of Plenty.[3]
• Tauranga Bond Store, 1 The Strand, 1883, warehouse and bond store.[4]
• War Memorial Gates, 45 Cameron Road, 1921, First world war memorial.[5]
• Old Post Office, 41 Harington St, 1900s, Post Office and Government Building.[6]
• Hotel St Amand, 105 The Strand, 1918, Hotel built to accommodate people arriving by ship.[7][8]
• Brain-Watkins House, 233 Cameron Road, 1883, Private residence.[9]
• Native School and Hostel, 83 Seventh Avenue, 1878, Early school, now a private residence.[10]
• Taiparoro, 11 Fifth Avenue, 1882, Guesthouse.[11]
• House and Shop, 105 Cameron Road, 1897, Two buildings, separately relocated.[12]
• Hotel on Devonport, 72 Devonport Road, 2004, Tauranga's tallest building at 16 floors high. [13]

Education

Tauranga Primary is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[14][15] with a roll of 422 as of July 2022.[16]

References

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