Te Atatū South (also written as "Te Atatu South") is a residential suburb in West Auckland, New Zealand. Its location allows the suburb easy access to the city and Henderson town centre. Its elevation allows views back on to the city and Waitākere Ranges. Situated on the Te Atatū Peninsula, it has coasts backing on to water on its eastern and western sides with walkways and cycleways on both sides. History The area prior to suburban settlement was used largely for vineyards, poultry farms, fruit trees, apples, lemons orchards and flower farms. Vineyards were located along Te Atatu, McLeod and Edmonton Rd's. There were brickworks under what is now the Whau River bridge and a timber mill at the end of Roberts Rd. The name "Te Atatu South" was attributed to the area in 1961 when the area of Te Atatū was divided by the Northwestern Motorway (State Highway 16). With the new motorway, the area rapidly changed in 10 years from rural to suburban. While new homes in Te Atatū Peninsula were dominated by one builder, "Neil Homes", Te Atatū South had more diversity in new homes and a large quantity of larger quality family homes. These homes reflected Te Atatū South being one of the more affluent areas in West Auckland during the 1970s and 1980s. Today the suburb is redeveloping its roads and town centre to accommodate more modern needs to build a more walkable and vibrant community. Demographics Te Atatū South covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Te Atatū South had a population of 15,138 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,341 people (9.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,679 people (21.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 4,794 households, comprising 7,446 males and 7,692 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 3,156 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 3,315 (21.9%) aged 15 to 29, 7,020 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,647 (10.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 52.2% European/Pākehā, 15.6% Māori, 17.6% Pacific peoples, 29.3% Asian, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 37.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.1% had no religion, 37.5% were Christian, 0.8% had