Ngakuru is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes District within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

Ngakuru is in three SA1 statistical areas which cover 42.25 km2 (16.31 sq mi).

Ethnicities were 91.1% European/Pākehā, 16.8% Māori, 2.0% Pacific peoples, and 3.0% Asian.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.3% had no religion, 31.9% were Christian, 1.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.0% had other religions.