Otamatea
Otamatea is a residential suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand. Otamatea is under the local governance of the Whanganui District Council.
Otamatea is located on the northwestern edge of the Whanganui urban area, straddling State Highway 3 for approximately north of Virginia Lake.
Demographics
Otamatea covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Otamatea had a population of 1,833 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 99 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 270 people since the 2013 census. There were 873 males, 957 females, and 3 people of other genders in 735 dwellings. 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 54.9 years. There were 288 people aged under 15 years, 168 aged 15 to 29, 711 aged 30 to 64, and 669 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 88.5% European ; 8.3% Māori; 1.5% Pasifika; 6.5% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 3.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.5%, Māori by 2.8%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 9.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.5%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 45.3% Christian, 1.3% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 43.0%, and 8.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 375 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 843 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 321 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 210 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 615 full-time, 189 part-time, and 21 unemployed.