Kokotau

Rural locality in Wellington Region, New Zealand

Locality in Wellington Region, New Zealand

Kokotau

Locality

Coordinates: 41°04′44″S 175°33′47″E﻿ / ﻿41.079°S 175.563°E﻿ / -41.079; 175.563
Region| Wellington Region
Territorial authority| Carterton District
Electorates|

* Wairarapa
* Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori)

Government

• Territorial Authority| Carterton District Council
• Regional council| Greater Wellington Regional Council
• Mayor of Carterton| Ron Mark
• Wairarapa MP| Kieran McAnulty
• Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP| Meka Whaitiri
Area

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• Total| 120.46 km2 (46.51 sq mi)
Population

(June 2022)[2]

• Total| 1,310
• Density| 11/km2 (28/sq mi)

Kokotau is a rural locality and a statistical area in the Carterton District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. The locality is about 8 km southeast of Carterton by road, and the statistical area covers the district east of Carterton to the Ruamahanga and Waingawa rivers.

There was a bridge over the Ruamahanga at Kokotau in 1885.[3] A new bridge was opened in 1892,[4] but was damaged by floods the following year,[5] and again in 1897.[6] The timber truss bridge was replaced by the current concrete pier and girder bridge in 1930.[7]

Kokotau School flourished in 1898.[8]

## Demographics[edit]

Kokotau statistical area covers 120.46 km2 (46.51 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 1,310 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 10.9 people per km2.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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2006| 909| —
2013| 1,149| +3.40%
2018| 1,221| +1.22%
Source: [9]

Kokotau had a population of 1,221 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 72 people (6.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 312 people (34.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 429 households, comprising 636 males and 585 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 42.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 252 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 207 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 555 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 204 (16.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.1% European/Pākehā, 9.6% Māori, 1.0% Pasifika, 0.7% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 16.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.5% had no religion, 36.9% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 0.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 198 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 174 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 189 people (19.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 486 (50.2%) people were employed full-time, 201 (20.7%) were part-time, and 24 (2.5%) were unemployed.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
2. ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
3. ^ "Taratahi-Carterton Road Board". Wairarapa Standard. 27 April 1885.
4. ^ "Untitled". Wairarapa Daily Times. 23 November 1892.
5. ^ "Wairarapa News". Evening Post. 10 July 1893.
6. ^ "Wairarapa News". Evening Post. 8 June 1897.
7. ^ Cochran, Chris (31 August 2010). "Historic Bridges of the Wellington Region" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. pp. 85–92.
8. ^ "Local & General". Wairarapa Daily Times. 12 December 1898.
9. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Kokotau (257000). 2018 Census place summary: Kokotau

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Carterton District, New Zealand

Seats: Carterton

Populated places|

* Carterton
* Dalefield
* Gladstone
* Kokotau
* Longbush
* Mount Holdsworth

Geographic features|

* Tararua Ranges

Facilities and attractions|

* Stonehenge Aotearoa

Railway stations|

* Dalefield (closed)
* Carterton
* Clareville (closed)
* Middleton (closed)

Government|

* District Council
* Mayor
* Regional Council

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