Original sentence: 4.7% also identify as Maori, and 0.4% as "other".As above.The 2001 census recorded a total of 852 people usually resident in this area, down 2.4% (21 people) on the 1996 census.The area has a comparatively young population, with 31.3 percent of people being under 15 years of age according to the 2001 census.The population is also very ethnically homogenous, with 99.3% identifying as New Zealand European
Edited sentence: 7.8% also identify as Maori, and 0.8% as "other".The 2006 census recorded a total of 792 people usually resident in this area, down 7.4% (63 people) on the 2001 census.The area has a comparatively young population, with 25.8% of people being under 15 years of age according to the 2006 census.The population is also very ethnically homogenous, with 84.8% identifying as New Zealand European