Akina, New Zealand

Akina is a suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Akina
Suburb
Coordinates: 39.651266°S 176.845557°E / -39.651266; 176.845557
Country	New Zealand
City	Hastings
Local authority	Hastings District Council
Electoral ward	Hastings-Havelock North General Ward Takitimu Māori Ward
Area [1]
• Land	205 ha (507 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	5,880

Raureka	Hastings Central
	Akina	Parkvale
Longlands	Pukahu	Havelock North

The suburb includes Akina Park, Hawke's Bay soccer and softball park.^[3]

Demographics

Akina covers 2.05 km² (0.79 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 5,880 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 2,868 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	4,626	—
2013	4,821	+0.59%
2018	5,193	+1.50%
Source: [4]

Akina had a population of 5,193 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 372 people (7.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 567 people (12.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,953 households, comprising 2,514 males and 2,679 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,158 people (22.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,077 (20.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,283 (44.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 672 (12.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 68.6% European/Pākehā, 26.8% Māori, 5.4% Pacific peoples, 12.8% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 19.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.0% had no religion, 33.7% were Christian, 2.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.9% were Hindu, 1.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 5.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 561 (13.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 927 (23.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 291 people (7.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,031 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 579 (14.3%) were part-time, and 156 (3.9%) were unemployed.^[4]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Households	Median age	Median income
Akina Park	1.03	2,313	2,246	912	37.5 years	$25,700[5]
Parkhaven	1.02	2,880	2,824	1,041	32.7 years	$27,300[6]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Hastings Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school, serving Year 7–8,^[7][8] with a roll of 377 as of July 2025.^[9][10] The school opened in 1954.^[11]

Hastings Christian School is a co-educational Year 1–13 state-integrated Christian school,^[12][13] with a roll of 326 as of July 2025.^[9][14] It started in 1987 as a primary school, and bought its current site in 1992. It provided secondary education for years 9 and 10 from 1998, and expanded to cover up to year 13 by 2010.^[15]