Tauranga South is a suburb of Tauranga, on New Zealand's North Island. It is located south-east of Judea, north-east of Gate Pa and south-west of Tauranga Central.

Property prices in the suburb have risen sharply, largely due to demand for land in the area.

The suburb has a bowls club which hosts bowls players from across the country.

Tauranga South covers 4.64 km (1.79 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 7,670 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,653 people per km.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	6,255	—
2013	6,258	+0.01%
2018	6,888	+1.94%
Source:

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 4.33 km (1.67 sq mi). Using that boundary, Tauranga South had a population of 6,888 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 630 people (10.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 633 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,745 households, comprising 3,327 males and 3,558 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,167 people (16.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,230 (17.9%) aged 15 to 29, 3,039 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,452 (21.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 72.3% European/Pākehā, 19.4% Māori, 4.1% Pacific peoples, 14.2% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 24.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.1% had no religion, 39.2% were Christian, 2.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 4.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,161 (20.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,116 (19.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 759 people (13.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,541 (44.4%) people were employed full-time, 783 (13.7%) were part-time, and 234 (4.1%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas in 2018

Name	Area (km)	Population	Density (per km)	Households	Median age	Median income
Tauranga Hospital	1.94	2,058	1,061	777	39.3 years	$24,300
Tauranga South	2.39	4,830	2,021	1,968	44.4 years	$28,300
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Fraser Cove shopping centre opened in Tauranga South in 2002. It covers 32,500 m² with 1235 carparks. The mall has 35 shops, including The Warehouse and a Countdown supermarket.

Tauranga Intermediate is New Zealand's largest co-educational state intermediate school, with a roll of 1254 as of August 2024.

Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys established in 1958, with a roll of 2171.

St Mary's Catholic School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic school, with a roll of 445.

Tauranga Special School, Tauranga's only school for students with special learning needs, is also located in Tauranga South.