Otamatea is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Wanganui, one of 28 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Otamatea is the 10th largest suburb of Wanganui in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Otamatea provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Otamatea is made up of approximately 92% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 6% lifestyle properties.