Queenstown-Lakes District, a
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Waitaki.
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
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to the north-east,
Glenorchy to the north-west and
Kingston to the south.
The district is sometimes called the
Southern Lakes, as it contains
Lake Wakatipu
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Lake Wānaka
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Lake Hāwea
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The lake is in the Otago Region at an altitude of 348 metres. It covers 141 km² and reaches 392 metres deep.
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Local government
The Queenstown Borough Council was constituted in 1866. 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
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The district is administered by the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and regionally by the
Otago Regional Council
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The Queenstown Lakes District is expected to grow faster than
Auckland
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over the period 2006-31. Statistics New Zealand projections show the district shares the highest growth rate in New Zealand of 2.2% a year with the
Selwyn District
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Queenstown-Lakes District growth
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Demographics
Queenstown-Lakes District covers 2018 New Zealand census
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, 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
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. 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.
Urban areas and settlements
The Queenstown-Lakes District has six towns with a population over 1,000. Together they are home to % of the district's population.
See also
* Southern Lakes (New Zealand)
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References
External links
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
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