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Ōtaki Forks is a rural locality in the
Kāpiti Coast District The Kāpiti Coast District (officially the Kapiti Coast District), is a Districts of New Zealand, local government district of the Wellington Region in the lower North Island of New Zealand, north of Wellington, Wellington City. The district i ...
of the
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of
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's
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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, located in the Kāpiti Coast District Geography It originates in the Tararua Range and flows for , heading southwest through a valley in the Tararua Ranges. It turns northw ...
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 ...
and Waitatapia River. It is 18 km southeast of Ōtaki by road. It is the major entrance to the
Tararua Forest Park Tararua Forest Park, often called the Tararuas is a protected area in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its area is , and its highest point, a peak called Mitre, is at 1571 m above sea level. It was established in 1954, as New Zealand's ...
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
2018 New Zealand census The 2018 New Zealand census, which took place on Tuesday 6 March 2018, was the thirty-fourth national census in New Zealand. The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census. Resu ...
, an increase of 60 people (8.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 117 people (17.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 297 households, comprising 393 males and 384 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 50.0 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/
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, 8.5%
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, 1.5% Pasifika, 1.9% Asian, and 4.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.6, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.6% had no religion, 33.6% were
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, 1.2% were
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and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 195 (29.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 78 (11.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 156 people (23.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% 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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ōtaki Forks Populated places in the Wellington Region Kāpiti Coast District