Tauriko
{{short description|Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2020}}
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| city1 = Tauranga
| council = Tauranga City Council
| ward = Tauriko General Ward
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| area = 839
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| centre = Tairiko
| north = Bethlehem
| northeast = Gate Pa
| east = Greerton
| southeast = Pyes Pa
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Tauriko is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
According to Place Names of New Zealand by A. W. Reed and Peter Dowling, "Tauriko" is not a Māori name—the suburb was originally named Taurico after the Tauranga Rimu Company, with the spelling apparently altered to give the semblance of a Māori name.{{cite web |title=Tauriko (Locality) |url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/41975 |website=New Zealand Gazetteer |publisher=New Zealand Geographic Board |access-date=30 October 2022}}
Demographics
Tauriko covers {{Convert|8.39|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=19 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tauriko|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tauriko|y}}|R}}/8.39|0}} people per km2. The statistical area was extended for the 2023 census as Tauranga's boundaries expand.{{cite web|url=https://www.lgc.govt.nz/assets/LGC-Tauriko-West-Statement-2.pdf|title=Proposed boundary alteration between Western Bay of Plenty District and Tauranga City at Tauriko West|publisher=Local Government Commission|date=March 2020}}
{{Historical populations|2006|195|2013|216|2018|177|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering {{Convert|4.82|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Tauriko had a population of 177 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 39 people (−18.1%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 18 people (−9.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 60 households, comprising 96 males and 81 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.19 males per female. The median age was 37.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 33 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 39 (22.0%) aged 15 to 29, 99 (55.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 9 (5.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 91.5% European/Pākehā, 18.6% Māori, 1.7% Pacific peoples, and 1.7% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 10.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.3% had no religion, 33.9% were Christian, 1.7% had Māori religious beliefs, and 1.7% were Hindu.
Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (8.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 24 (16.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 21 people (14.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 84 (58.3%) people were employed full-time, 27 (18.8%) were part-time, and 3 (2.1%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Tauriko (194500)|tauriko|Tauriko}}
Education
Tauriko School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1994 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1994|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1994 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}