Queenstown East
Queenstown East is a residential suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. State Highway 6A runs through it.
Queenstown East | |
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Coordinates: 45.034°S 168.669°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Queenstown |
Local authority | Queenstown-Lakes District Council |
Electoral ward | Queenstown-Wakatipu Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 218 ha (539 acres) |
Population (June 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 3,860 |
Queenstown Hill | Frankton | |
Queenstown Central |
Queenstown East
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(Lake Wakatipu) | (Frankton Arm) |
Queenstown Gardens is a boatnical garden in the southwest part of the suburb.[3]
Demographics
Queenstown East covers 2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,860 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 1,771 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,499 | — |
2013 | 2,931 | +2.30% |
2018 | 3,333 | +2.60% |
Source: [4] |
Queenstown East had a population of 3,333 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 402 people (13.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 834 people (33.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,044 households. There were 1,761 males and 1,572 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.12 males per female, with 231 people (6.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,299 (39.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,560 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 237 (7.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 71.9% European/Pākehā, 4.1% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 19.0% Asian, and 9.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 63.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.3% had no religion, 26.9% were Christian, 3.0% were Hindu, 0.6% were Muslim, 2.8% were Buddhist and 3.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 867 (27.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 183 (5.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 447 people (14.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,424 (78.1%) people were employed full-time, 288 (9.3%) were part-time, and 36 (1.2%) were unemployed.[4]
Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) | Households | Median age | Median income |
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Queenstown East | 0.98 | 1,416 | 1,445 | 441 | 30.5 years | $38,800[5] |
Frankton Arm | 1.20 | 1,917 | 1,598 | 603 | 31.2 years | $41,200[6] |
New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
References
- "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- "Queenstown Gardens Trail". Queenstown New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Queenstown East (348200) and Frankton Arm (348300).
- 2018 Census place summary: Queenstown East
- 2018 Census place summary: Frankton Arm