Aka Aka
Aka Aka is a rural locality on the Aka Aka Stream, a tributary of the Waikato River. It lies about 7 km southeast of Waiuku. In the 2013 New Zealand census, the meshblock containing Aka Aka had a population of 102 people. The area was originally a swamp, drained in the late 19th century. The New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company has a factory in Aka Aka, built in 1901. The current Aka Aka Hall, opened in 2002, contains a Roll of Honour commemorating people from the area killed in the first and second world wars. The hall  replaced one which was described as a "splendid new hall" in 1912. Demographics. The statistical area of Aka Aka, which at 187 square kilometres is much larger than the locality, covers all of the Waikato District north of the Waikato River. It had a population of 3,102 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 465 people (17.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 546 people (21.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,047 households. There were 1,584 males and 1,518 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female. The median age was 42.2 years , with 639 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 573 (18.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,479 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 408 (13.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 92.6% European/Pākehā, 11.7% Māori, 2.4% Pacific peoples, 4.2% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 15.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.0% had no religion, 30.8% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions. Of those at  least 15 years old, 381 (15.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 477 (19.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,200. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,485 (60.3%) people were employed full-time, 402 (16.3%) were part-time, and 36 (1.5%) were unemployed. Education. Aka Aka School is a co-educational state primary school covering years 1 to 8, with a roll of as of There is also a primary school at Otaua.