Editing Taumarunui (section)

==Demographics==
Taumarunui covers {{Convert|13.65|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=30 March 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Taumarunui North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Taumarunui Central|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Taumarunui East|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Taumarunui North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Taumarunui Central|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Taumarunui East|y}}|R}})/13.65|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|4,995|2013|4,449|2018|4,707|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
Taumarunui had a population of 4,707 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 258 people (5.8%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and a decrease of 288 people (−5.8%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 1,812 households, comprising 2,307 males and 2,403 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 1,035 people (22.0%) aged under 15 years, 804 (17.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,914 (40.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 966 (20.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 60.5% European/[[Pākehā]], 52.1% [[Māori people|Māori]], 3.3% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pacific peoples]], 3.5% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 9.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.9% had no religion, 36.1% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 5.0% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.8% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.2% were [[Islam in New Zealand|Muslim]], 0.6% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 315 (8.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,119 (30.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 210 people (5.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,362 (37.1%) people were employed full-time, 489 (13.3%) were part-time, and 270 (7.4%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Taumarunui North (222500), Taumarunui Central (222600) and Taumarunui East (222700)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual statistical areas
|-
!Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Households !! Median age !! Median<br/>income
|-
| Taumarunui North || style="text-align:right;"|3.59 || style="text-align:right;"|1,677 || style="text-align:right;"|467 || style="text-align:right;"|633 || 41.6 years || $22,500<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|taumarunui-north|Taumarunui North}}</ref>
|-
| Taumarunui Central || style="text-align:right;"|5.54 || style="text-align:right;"|1,485 || style="text-align:right;"|268 || style="text-align:right;"|624 || 46.3 years || $22,100<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|taumarunui-central|Taumarunui Central}}</ref>
|-
| Taumarunui East || style="text-align:right;"|4.52 || style="text-align:right;"|1,545 || style="text-align:right;"|342 || style="text-align:right;"|555 || 36.5 years || $19,300<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|taumarunui-east|Taumarunui East}}</ref>
|-
! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 37.4 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $31,800
|}