Tauriko

Tauriko
Suburb of Tauranga
Country	New Zealand
City	Tauranga
Electoral ward	Otumoetai/Pyes Pa
Population  (2018)
• Total	177

	Bethlehem	Gate Pa
	Tauriko	Greerton
		Pyes Pa

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.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	195	—
2013	216	+1.47%
2018	177	−3.90%
Source:

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. There were 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 (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 10.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.3% had no religion, 33.9% were Christian, 1.7% were Hindu and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (8.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 24 (16.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,200, compared with $31,800 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.

Education

Tauriko School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 270 as of July 2022.