Akina is a suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. The suburb includes Akina Park, Hawke's Bay soccer and softball park. Demographics Akina covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. 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. Education Hastings Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school, serving Year 7–8, with a roll of as of The school opened in 1954. Hastings Christian School is a co-educational Year 1–13 state-integrated Christian school, with a roll of as of 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. References Suburbs of Hastings, New Zealand