| Otamatea | |||||
| City1: | Whanganui | ||||
| Council: | Whanganui District Council | ||||
| Area: | 270 | ||||
| Hospitals: | Kowhainui Hospital | ||||
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| Coordinates: | -39.9°N 176°W | ||||
Otamatea is a residential suburb of Whanganui,[1] 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.
Otamatea covers 2.7km2[2] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 2.23km2.[2] Using that boundary, Otamatea had a population of 1,731 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 168 people (10.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 414 people (31.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 687 households, comprising 837 males and 897 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 55.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 225 people (13.0%) aged under 15 years, 192 (11.1%) aged 15 to 29, 678 (39.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 639 (36.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.3% European/Pākehā, 7.1% Māori, 0.9% Pacific peoples, 7.1% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 18.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 38.0% had no religion, 50.3% were Christian, 2.1% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 315 (20.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 276 (18.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 285 people (18.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 567 (37.6%) people were employed full-time, 210 (13.9%) were part-time, and 36 (2.4%) were unemployed.