387 households, comprising 450 males and 486 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 53.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 168 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 96 (10.3%) aged 15 to 29, 354 (37.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 318 (34.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 93.6% European/Pākehā, 14.1% Māori, 2.2% Pacific peoples, 2.9% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.9, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.9% had no religion, 29.2% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 111 (14.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 156 (20.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 90 people (11.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 264 (34.4%) people were employed full-time, 129 (16.8%) were part-time, and 27 (3.5%) were unemployed. Rural surrounds Mangawhai Rural, which surrounds but does not include Mangawhai township and Mangawhai Heads, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Mangawhai Rural had a population of 2,100 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 702 people (50.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,068 people (103.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 819 households, comprising 1,041 males and 1,062 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 50.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 375 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 207 (9.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,086 (51.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 432 (20.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 93.7% European/Pākehā, 11.9% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 1.9% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.3, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.7% had no religion, 28.9% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 330 (19.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 264 (15.3%)