Judea, New Zealand
Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand
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Judea is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2, east of Bethlehem.
Judea | |
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 Interactive map of Judea | |
| Coordinates: 37.697°S 176.134°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Tauranga |
| Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
| Electoral ward | Bethlehem General Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 260 ha (640 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 4,740 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Bellevue | Brookfield | (Waikareao Estuary) |
| Bethlehem |
  Judea  |
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| Gate Pa | Tauranga South |
The suburb was established as a European fortified settlement in 1864,[3] as part of an offensive against local Māori during the New Zealand Wars.[4] India Rebout, later as the Judea Redoubt and Huria Redoubt, was one of three fortified European forts in Tauranga.[5]
Demographics
Judea covers 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,740 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 1,823 people per km2.
Judea had a population of 4,635 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 168 people (3.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 627 people (15.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,202 males, 2,415 females, and 18 people of other genders in 1,677 dwellings.[8] 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 882 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 831 (17.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,103 (45.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 822 (17.7%) aged 65 or older.[6]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 74.5% European (Pākehā); 25.4% Māori; 5.2% Pasifika; 10.6% Asian; 1.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.5%, Māori by 6.9%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 10.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.[6]
Religious affiliations were 30.4% Christian, 1.7% Hindu, 0.6% Islam, 2.5% Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 3.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.4%, and 8.2% of people did not answer the census question.[6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 747 (19.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,082 (55.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 921 (24.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 276 people (7.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,887 (50.3%) full-time, 501 (13.3%) part-time, and 129 (3.4%) unemployed.[6]
Marae
The local Huria Marae and Tamatea Pokaiwhenua meeting house is a tribal meeting place of the Ngāti Ranginui hapū of Ngāi Tamarawaho.[11][12]