the 2006 census. There were 1,110 households, comprising 1,698 males and 1,734 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 34.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 822 people (24.0%) aged under 15 years, 567 (16.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,689 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 357 (10.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 81.7% European/Pākehā, 8.7% Māori, 3.6% Pacific peoples, 14.5% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 27.6, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.5% had no religion, 28.3% were Christian, 3.4% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 639 (24.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 315 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $47,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 819 people (31.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,629 (62.4%) people were employed full-time, 318 (12.2%) were part-time, and 57 (2.2%) were unemployed. Rural surrounds The rural area around Kumeū and Huapai covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. The rural area had a population of 3,654 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 339 people (10.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 600 people (19.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,122 households, comprising 1,851 males and 1,803 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female, with 627 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 696 (19.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,710 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 621 (17.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 84.6% European/Pākehā, 11.5% Māori, 4.3% Pacific peoples, 10.2% Asian, and 1.4% 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, 56.6% had no religion, 30.9% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.8% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 582 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 510 (16.8%) people had no