with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.2% had no religion, 35.3% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 429 (12.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 882 (25.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 381 people (10.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,134 (32.3%) people were employed full-time, 570 (16.2%) were part-time, and 78 (2.2%) were unemployed. Rural area Whangamatā Rural statistical area, which includes Onemana and Opoutere, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Whangamatā Rural had a population of 432 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 75 people (21.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 30 people (7.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 174 households, comprising 213 males and 216 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 56.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 66 people (15.3%) aged under 15 years, 39 (9.0%) aged 15 to 29, 195 (45.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 129 (29.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 86.1% European/Pākehā, 22.2% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 1.4% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.1, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.0% had no religion, 31.2% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Buddhist and 0.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 69 (18.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 72 (19.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 42 people (11.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 138 (37.7%) people were employed full-time, 72 (19.7%) were part-time, and 9 (2.5%) were unemployed. Education Whangamata Area School is a coeducational composite school (years 1–13) with a roll of students as of Marina A controversial marina has been constructed on the Whangamatā estuary. The Whangamatā estuary is the shallowest