Jack's Point

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Jack's Point
Town
Jacks Point and Lake Tewa.jpg
Jack's Point and the manmade Lake Tewa
Jack's Point
Coordinates: 45°04′28″S168°44′28″E / 45.074471°S 168.740974°E / -45.074471; 168.740974
CountryNew Zealand
Region Otago
Territorial authority Queenstown-Lakes District
WardQueenstown-Wakatipu Ward
Government
 • Local authority Queenstown-Lakes District Council
 • Regional council Otago Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
 • Total3,690
 • Density180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)
Area code03
Local iwi Ngāi Tahu

Jack's Point is a luxury estate in Central Otago, New Zealand, covering 1,200 hectares of land. It is located 6 km south of Queenstown, at the foot of The Remarkables and close to the edge of Lake Wakatipu. It is known for its golf course. It is rated among the top 10 lifestyle estates in the world. [3] [4]

Contents

The settlement is a new development, planned to eventually consist of some 1300 houses and looking to serve a population of 7,000. It takes its name from "Maori Jack" Tewa, a local 19th century personality. [5]

Demographics

Jack's Point covers 21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 3,690 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 176 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200663—    
2013237+20.84%
2018969+32.53%
Source: [6]

Before the 2023 census, Jack's Point had a smaller boundary, covering 14.48 km2 (5.59 sq mi). [1] Using that boundary, Jacks Point had a population of 969 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 732 people (308.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 906 people (1438.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 321 households, comprising 501 males and 468 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 35.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 270 people (27.9%) aged under 15 years, 126 (13.0%) aged 15 to 29, 510 (52.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 63 (6.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.0% European/Pākehā, 3.4% Māori, 1.2% Pasifika, 5.9% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 33.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.5% had no religion, 30.0% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 261 (37.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 39 (5.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $59,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 267 people (38.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 438 (62.7%) people were employed full-time, 126 (18.0%) were part-time, and 6 (0.9%) were unemployed. [6]

Golf

The community's 18-hole, 6,388 metre golf course is situated along the Jack's Point ridge. [7] [8]

Trails

Various trails, including a Grade 4 trail, are also available in the community. [9] [10]

Wastewater Collection, Treatment and Reuse

Jacks Point has an Orenco Prelos (pressurised liquid only sewer) & Advantex wastewater treatment Plant. This system includes Prelos interceptor tanks on each property, pressure sewer network, Orenco AdvanTex rtPBR (recirculating textile packed bed reactor) wastewater treatment plant with advanced nutrient reduction, followed by UV disinfection and subsurface drip irrigation in the surrounding pastures. The system has been installed in stages - as the development phases are rolled out.

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  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ↑ BizNews.com, retrieved 1 July 2021
  4. ↑ newworldwealth.com, retrieved 30 November 2023
  5. ↑ Jack's Point
  6. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Jacks Point (348900). 2018 Census place summary: Jacks Point
  7. ↑ "Jacks Point Golf Course Queenstown, New Zealand". golfnewzealand.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Golf". Jack's Point. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Trails". Jack's Point. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jack's Point Trail - Queenstown Trail". queenstowntrail.co.nz. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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