Kokotau
Kokotau | |
|---|---|
Locality | |
Interactive map of Kokotau | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′44″S 175°33′47″E / 41.079°S 175.563°E | |
| Region | Wellington Region |
| Territorial authority | Carterton District |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Carterton District Council |
| • Regional council | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Carterton | Steve Cretney[1] |
| • Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick[2] |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 120.58 km2 (46.56 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025)[5] | |
• Total | 1,320 |
| • Density | 10.9/km2 (28.4/sq mi) |
Kokotau is a rural locality and a statistical area in the Carterton District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. The locality is about 8 km southeast of Carterton by road, and the statistical area covers the district east of Carterton to the Ruamāhanga and Waingawa rivers.
There was a bridge over the Ruamāhanga at Kokotau in 1885.[6] A new bridge was opened in 1892,[7] but was damaged by floods the following year,[8] and again in 1897.[9] The timber truss bridge was replaced by the current concrete pier and girder bridge in 1930.[10]
Kokotau School flourished in 1898.[11]
Demographics
Kokotau statistical area covers 120.58 km2 (46.56 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 1,320 as of June 2025,[5] with a population density of 10.9 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 909 | — |
| 2013 | 1,149 | +3.40% |
| 2018 | 1,221 | +1.22% |
| Source: [12] | ||
Kokotau had a population of 1,221 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 72 people (6.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 312 people (34.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 429 households, comprising 636 males and 585 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 42.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 252 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 207 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 555 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 204 (16.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 95.1% European/Pākehā, 9.6% Māori, 1.0% Pasifika, 0.7% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 16.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.5% had no religion, 36.9% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 0.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 198 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 174 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 189 people (19.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 486 (50.2%) people were employed full-time, 201 (20.7%) were part-time, and 24 (2.5%) were unemployed.[12]
References
- ^ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Wairarapa - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ "Taratahi-Carterton Road Board". Wairarapa Standard. 27 April 1885.
- ^ "Untitled". Wairarapa Daily Times. 23 November 1892.
- ^ "Wairarapa News". Evening Post. 10 July 1893.
- ^ "Wairarapa News". Evening Post. 8 June 1897.
- ^ Cochran, Chris (31 August 2010). "Historic Bridges of the Wellington Region" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. pp. 85–92.
- ^ "Local & General". Wairarapa Daily Times. 12 December 1898.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Kokotau (257000). 2018 Census place summary: Kokotau