Maungakotukutuku is a rural locality on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's

North Island The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...

. It is located inland, behind

Paraparaumu Paraparaumu () is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Kapiti Coast, north of the nation's capital city, Wellington. Like other towns in the area, it has a partner settlement at the coast called Paraparaumu Bea ...

and

Raumati Raumati is a New Zealand place name and may refer to: *Raumati Beach, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand *Raumati South, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand * Raumati Hearts, a former name of Kapiti Coast United, a New Zealand association football club * Raumati rail ...

. The

Maungakōtukutuku Stream The Maungakōtukutuku Stream is a stream on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. Its headwaters are in the Maungakotukutuku area and it is a tributary of the Waikanae River Waikanae River is located on the Kapiti Coast in the North ...

and

Wharemauku Stream The Wharemauku Stream is a stream on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. Its headwaters are in the Maungakotukutuku valley, and it flows through Paraparaumu and Raumati Beach before reaching the Tasman Sea on the northern side of Raumat ...

both have their headwaters in the Maungakotukutuku area. Maungakotukutuku Valley has been considered as a possible site for a dam to boost the Kapiti Coast's water supply. The hilly areas, often called "the Maungatooks" by locals, have tracks popular with trampers, mountain and dirt bikers, and horse riders.

Demographics

Maungakotukutuku statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Maungakotukutuku had a population of 1,335 at the

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, an increase of 123 people (10.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 291 people (27.9%) since the

2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

. There were 486 households. There were 672 males and 663 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 50.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 189 people (14.2%) aged under 15 years, 195 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 693 (51.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 261 (19.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 93.9% European/Pākehā, 6.7% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 2.7% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 30.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 56.6% had no religion, 34.4% were Christian, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 342 (29.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 138 (12.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 558 (48.7%) people were employed full-time, 192 (16.8%) were part-time, and 33 (2.9%) were unemployed.

References

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