Tauranga Central Explained

Tauranga Central
Caption1:	Old Tauranga Post Office
City1:	Tauranga
Council:	Tauranga City Council
Ward:	Te Papa General Ward
Coordinates:	-37.6844°N 176.1701°W
Area:	346
Map:	Coord: -37.684°N 176.17°W Zoom: 11

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 3.46km2^[1] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².

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, comprising 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. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

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

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.7% had no religion, 43.7% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.4% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 3.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 507 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 381 (16.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 339 people (14.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% 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.

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

Education

Tauranga Primary is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,^{[5] [6]} with a roll of as of .^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application. 15 January 2024. statsnz.maps.arcgis.com.
2. Web site: Bay Central Shopping Centre - Stores . baycentral.co.nz . Stride Property.
3. Web site: Hotel St Amand, Tauranga (advice). Heritage Equip. 6 December 2020.
4. Web site: Hotel on Devonport- Emporis. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126190633/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/191974/hotel-on-devonport-tauranga-new-zealand. 26 January 2021. dead.
5. Web site: Tauranga Primary Official School Website . tauranga.school.nz.
6. Web site: Tauranga Primary Ministry of Education School Profile . educationcounts.govt.nz . Ministry of Education.
7. Web site: Tauranga Primary Education Review Office Report . ero.govt.nz . Education Review Office.