Ōtaki Beach
Ōtaki Beach | |
|---|---|
Rural settlement | |
Ōtaki beach | |
Interactive map of Ōtaki Beach | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′35″S 175°07′08″E / 40.743°S 175.119°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Wellington Region |
| Territorial authority | Kāpiti Coast District |
| Ward | Ōtaki Ward |
| Community | Ōtaki Community |
| Established | 1920s |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Kāpiti Coast District Council |
| • Regional council | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
| • Kāpiti Coast Mayor | Janet Holborow[1] |
| • Ōtaki MP | Tim Costley[2] |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025)[5] | |
• Total | 2,230 |
| • Density | 664/km2 (1,720/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 5512 |
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, and south of the mouth of the Waitohu Stream 4.0 kilometres northwest of Ōtaki.[6]
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.[7] Shipwrecks were common on Ōtaki beach in the 19th century.[8]
The area was divided into residential sections and roads built in the early 1920s.[9][10]
Demographics
Ōtaki Beach is described by Stats NZ as a small urban area, which covers 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 2,230 as of June 2025, with a population density of 664 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,689 | — |
| 2013 | 1,620 | −0.59% |
| 2018 | 1,818 | +2.33% |
| 2023 | 2,145 | +3.36% |
| Source: [11][12] | ||
Ōtaki Beach had a population of 2,145 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 327 people (18.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 525 people (32.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,029 males, 1,113 females, and 3 people of other genders in 942 dwellings.[13] 4.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 369 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 333 (15.5%) aged 15 to 29, 930 (43.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 513 (23.9%) aged 65 or older.[11]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.4% European (Pākehā); 37.1% Māori; 5.0% Pasifika; 3.5% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori by 19.6%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 5.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.[11]
Religious affiliations were 27.0% Christian, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 2.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.8% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.3%, and 9.1% of people did not answer the census question.[11]
Of those at least 15 years old, 429 (24.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 975 (54.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 375 (21.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 159 people (9.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 714 (40.2%) full-time, 276 (15.5%) part-time, and 66 (3.7%) unemployed.[11]
References
- ^ "Final election results". Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Ōtaki – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Te Tai Hauāuru - Official Result". Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Urban Rural 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Otaki Beach, Wellington (Map).
- ^ "Ship Wreck Cairn, Otaki Beach". Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Church, Ian (1878). "8. The Fatal Coast". The Wreck of the Hydrabad. Dunmore Press.
- ^ "Our district's history". Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Untitled". Manawatu Standard. 17 February 1921. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Ōtaki Beach (1387). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ōtaki Beach (236300). 2018 Census place summary: Ōtaki Beach
- ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.