Timaru Central is the central business district of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

Timaru Central covers 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 410 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 506 people per km2.

Before the 2023 census, Timaru Central had a larger boundary, covering 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi).

The percentage of people born overseas was 20.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.9% had no religion, 37.8% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 2.2% were Buddhist and 4.4% had other religions.