Ōtaki Beach

Ōtaki Beach
Rural settlement
Ōtaki beach
Ōtaki beach
Map
Coordinates: 40°44′35″S 175°07′08″E / 40.743°S 175.119°E / -40.743; 175.119
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWellington Region
Territorial authorityKāpiti Coast District
WardŌtaki Ward
CommunityŌtaki Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityKāpiti Coast District Council
 • Regional councilGreater Wellington Regional Council
 • Kāpiti Coast MayorJanet Holborow
 • Ōtaki MPTim Costley
 • Te Tai Hauāuru MPDebbie Ngarewa-Packer
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
2,120
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)

Ōtaki Beach is a small settlement in the Kāpiti Coast District of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the South Taranaki Bight north of the mouth of Ōtaki River, 4.0 kilometres northwest of Ōtaki.[3]

A cairn opposite 224 Marine Parade commemorates the shipwrecks of Felixstowe, a barque, and City of Auckland, a full-rigged ship carrying immigrants, in October 1878.[4] Shipwrecks were common on Ōtaki beach in the 19th century.[5]

The area was divided into residential sections and roads built in the early 1920s.[6][7]

Demographics

Ōtaki Beach is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a small urban area and covers 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 2,120 as of June 2024, with a population density of 630.95 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,689—    
20131,620−0.59%
20181,818+2.33%
Source: [8]

Ōtaki Beach had a population of 1,818 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 198 people (12.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 129 people (7.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 765 households, comprising 852 males and 966 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.88 males per female. The median age was 47.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 309 people (17.0%) aged under 15 years, 258 (14.2%) aged 15 to 29, 789 (43.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 462 (25.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 74.8% European/Pākehā, 37.0% Māori, 3.5% Pasifika, 2.1% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.8% had no religion, 35.3% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 309 (20.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 273 (18.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 153 people (10.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 603 (40.0%) people were employed full-time, 210 (13.9%) were part-time, and 84 (5.6%) were unemployed.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Otaki Beach, Wellington (Map).
  4. ^ "Ship Wreck Cairn, Otaki Beach". Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ Church, Ian (1878). "8. The Fatal Coast". The Wreck of the Hydrabad. Dunmore Press.
  6. ^ "Our district's history". Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Untitled". Manawatu Standard. 17 February 1921. p. 8.
  8. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ōtaki Beach (236300). 2018 Census place summary: Ōtaki Beach