Ōtaki Forks is a rural locality in the

Kapiti Coast District The Kapiti Coast District is a local government district of the Wellington Region in the lower North Island of New Zealand, 50 km north of Wellington City. The district is named after Kapiti Island, a prominent island offshore. The popu ...

of the

Wellington Region Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington Region (Māori: ''Te Upoko o te Ika''), is a non-unitary region of New Zealand that occupies the southernmost part of the North Island. The region covers an area of , and has a population of T ...

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. It is located at the confluence of the

Ōtaki River The Ōtaki River is in the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. It originates in the Tararua Range and flows for , heading southwest through a valley in the Tararua Ranges. It turns northwest in the area of Ōtaki Forks, where it is joined ...

with its tributaries

Waiotauru River The Waiotauru River is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally north from two branches, the Southern Waiotauru River and the Eastern Waiotauru (or Snowy) River. Both of these branches have their origins i ...

and Waitatapia River. It is 18 km southeast of Ōtaki by road. It is the major entrance to the Tararua Forest Park from the west. Seed & O'Brien's steam-powered sawmill at Sheridan Creek, which operated from 1930 to 1938, has been partially restored. It was closed by a flood which destroyed bridges.

Demographics

The statistical area of Ōtaki Forks, which also includes Hautere, covers ,. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Ōtaki Forks had a population of 777 at the

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, an increase of 60 people (8.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 117 people (17.7%) since the

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. There were 297 households. There were 393 males and 384 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 50 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 123 people (15.8%) aged under 15 years, 102 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 381 (49.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (22.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 91.1% European/Pākehā, 8.5% Māori, 1.5% Pacific peoples, 1.9% Asian, and 4.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 21.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 55.6% had no religion, 33.6% were Christian, 1.2% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 195 (29.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 78 (11.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 315 (48.2%) people were employed full-time, 126 (19.3%) were part-time, and 12 (1.8%) were unemployed.

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{{Kapiti Coast District Populated places in the Wellington Region Kapiti Coast District