Much of the area is often referred to as Queenstown because of the popularity of the resort town, but the district covers a much wider area, including the towns of Wānaka to the north-east, Glenorchy to the north-west and Kingston to the south.
The Queenstown Borough Council was constituted in 1866.[4] In 1986, Queenstown Borough Council merged with Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District Council. In 1989, Arrowtown Borough Council amalgamated with Queenstown-Lakes District Council in the 1989 local government reforms.
The district is administered by the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and regionally by the Otago Regional Council.
The Queenstown Lakes District is expected to grow faster than Auckland over the period 2006-31[clarification needed]. Statistics New Zealand projections show the district shares the highest growth rate in New Zealand of 2.2% a year with the Selwyn District.[5]
Demographics
Queenstown-Lakes District covers 8,719.70km2 (3,366.69sqmi)[1] and had an estimated population of 49,500 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 5.7 people per km2.
Queenstown-Lakes District had a population of 39,153 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 10,929 people (38.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 16,194 people (70.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 13,176 households. There were 19,971 males and 19,182 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female. The median age was 34.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 6,522 people (16.7%) aged under 15 years, 9,195 (23.5%) aged 15 to 29, 19,317 (49.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 4,119 (10.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 83.6% European/Pākehā, 5.3% Māori, 1.0% Pacific peoples, 9.9% Asian, and 5.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. At 5.3%, the Queenstown-Lakes District has the lowest proportion of Māori people of all territorial authorities in New Zealand.
The percentage of people born overseas was 39.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 61.2% had no religion, 29.1% were Christian, 1.6% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 9,312 (28.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 2,493 (7.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $40,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 6,495 people (19.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 21,660 (66.4%) people were employed full-time, 4,629 (14.2%) were part-time, and 354 (1.1%) were unemployed.[6]
Individual wards (2018 boundaries)
Name
Area (km2)
Population
Density (per km2)
Households
Median age
Median income
Queenstown-Wakatipu Ward
4,481.34
23,253
5.19
7,350
32.1 years
$41,000
Wānaka Ward
4,225.97
13,044
3.09
4,821
39.7 years
$38,700
Arrowtown Ward
12.39
2,853
230.27
1,002
38.3 years
$45,500
New Zealand
37.4 years
$31,800
Urban areas and settlements
The Queenstown-Lakes District has six towns with a population over 1,000. Together they are home to 54.3% of the district's population.[2]
In February 2023, Stuff reported that 27% of houses in the Queenstown Lakes District particularly Queenstown and Wanaka were unoccupied dwellings that were used by their owners as holiday homes and people who chose not to rent them. Though 650 new homes were built in the district, there was a shortage of rental housing since homeowners preferred to use their homes as short-term accommodation for platforms such as Airbnb. Between December 2021 and December 2022, the online auction platform Trade Me reported a 49% decline in rental listings in the Lakes District. Similarly, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) reported that the number of rental houses between November 2021 and November 2022 had dropped by 100.[7] By November 2022, Radio New Zealand reported that the average home in the Lakes District cost NZ$1.7 million while a three-bedroom rental cost a minimum of NZ$800 per week and a single bedroom rental NZ$500 or more per week.[8][9]
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