It's been labelled a man drought, a gender gap and, possibly by some as a good thing, but there's a separation between the sexes in Northland - and it's growing - with 5505 more women in Northland aged over 20 than there are men.
Most of the gender divide is in the 35-54 age group where there are 2817 more women than men, figures from the 2013 Census show.
The Census is a snapshot of the population make-up on Census Day - March 5, 2013 - and the stats show the gap between the sexes in Northland is widening, the 2006 Census showing 2800 fewer men than women aged 20 or over.
Overall there are 151,692 people in Northland, compared to 148,470 at the 2006 Census - a 2.17 per cent increase. There are 73,599 males and 78,093 females, an overall gap of 4494.
The gap is reversed for the younger age groups though, males outnumbering females for those aged 0-4 (5454 to 5205), 5-9 (5565 to 5454), 10-14 (5670 to 5400) and 15-19 (5004 to 4626).