Its location allows the suburb easy access to the city and Henderson town centre.

[4] The majority of the area is a part of the Warm Lowlands Ecosystem, which was originally dominated by a forest of kauri, rimu, rātā, kahikatea and rewarewa trees.

The south-east of the suburb around the Whau River has a Harbour Coastline Ecosystem, which was originally a diverse lowland forest, including trees such as pōhutukawa, pūriri, nīkau palms, mamangi and kōwhai.

There were brickworks under what is now the Whau River bridge and a timber mill at the end of Roberts Rd.

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.

The results were 47.0% European (Pākehā); 15.9% Māori; 20.6% Pasifika; 31.8% Asian; 2.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".

[23] Arohanui School caters for students aged 5 to 21 years with learning disability.

The local state secondary school that services the area is Rutherford College which is just north of the boundary between the suburb and Te Atatū Peninsula.

[25] Te Atatū South has many walkways, parks, reserves, esplanades and sporting facilities.

Also, nearby is Tui Glen Reserve with its renowned Tree Top playground and picnic facilities.

Trusts stadium is also nearby with running track, gym and sports facilities.

State Highway 16 (SH 16) / Northwestern Cycleway: the northern tip of the suburb links to the city and to the north.

The Te Atatū State Highway interchange will be one of the stations on the proposed Western Route of the Light rail in Auckland network.

When completed it will link Te Atatū to Green Bay creating a pathway between the Manukau and Waitemata Harbour's.

[29] 36 Te Atatu Rd – Two Storey 520 square metres (5,600 sq ft) home built in the 1930s for the wealthy Ryan family.

The surrounding area was where the family had a timber factory and planted a lemon tree farm.

The Devonport solicitor told friends he was going to sail around the world in his yacht, Awatea but ended up living the life of a recluse on this part of the Henderson Creek for the next 30 years.