was 10.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.0% had no religion, 31.5% were Christian, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 144 (13.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 291 (26.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 129 people (11.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 579 (53.0%) people were employed full-time, 186 (17.0%) were part-time, and 21 (1.9%) were unemployed. Wyndham-Catlins statistical area Wyndham-Catlins, which includes the Catlins within the Southland region, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Wyndham-Catlins had a population of 2,196 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people (0.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 66 people (3.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 834 households. There were 1,164 males and 1,032 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.13 males per female. The median age was 41.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 462 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 375 (17.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,044 (47.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 315 (14.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 92.5% European/Pākehā, 12.2% Māori, 1.6% Pacific peoples, 1.9% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 7.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.4% had no religion, 36.5% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 192 (11.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 477 (27.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 225 people (13.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,008 (58.1%) people were employed full-time, 306 (17.6%) were part-time, and 30 (1.7%) were unemployed. Economy The early European economy of the Catlins during the 1830s and 1840s centred on whaling and sealing. The exploitation of the forests for timber started in the 1860s with the rapid growth of the city of Dunedin as a result of the goldrush of 1861–62.