Tauranga Central

Stats NZ calls the CBD Tauranga Centre, which covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Tauranga Centre had a population of 4,797 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 114 people (2.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 564 people (13.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,247 males, 2,532 females, and 15 people of other genders in 2,022 dwellings. 3.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 660 people (13.8%) aged under 15 years, 912 (19.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,944 (40.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,281 (26.7%) aged 65 or older. ==Economy==

Bay Central Shopping Centre is located in Tauranga Central. It consists of 30 stores, including Briscoes and Rebel Sport. ==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. • 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. ==Education==

Tauranga Primary is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of It started as a mission school in 1835, but closed in 1863 and became a hospital during the Tauranga campaign. It reopened about 1886. In 1871 the Central Education Board started to pay half the teacher's salary, and it became Tauranga District School. It grew and moved in 1872. A new school was formed in 1880 and moved in 1904, incorporating the original school. In 1920, the junior school moved to its own premises, and in 1944 it was renamed Tauranga Primary School. ==References==