• Population predictions to cater for 12,500 residents (Papamoa East Part 1).

• The Tauranga region is one of the fastest growing cities in New Zealand.

• Every week 100 new people move into the Tauranga region and 45 new jobs are created.

• Papamoa East is projected to be the most rapidly growing area in Tauranga.

• In the next 15 years, Papamoa East’s population will increase by approximately 400 percent

The Tauranga area is still experiencing strong growth and is projected to do so for the next few decades. Statistics New Zealand estimate that Tauranga will have the second highest percentage growth nationally behind Auckland between 2006 and 2031. The population following the last census in 2006 was 103635, and we are growing by approximately 50 people (net) every week. Forecasts predict that we will have a population of 116306 by the year 2011. Papamoa East has been highlighted as a key area of this growth within the region.

*Source: Priority One.