NZ Stats

Queenstown-Lakes district

A district in the Otago region, ranked 29 by population among New Zealand's cities and districts.

Population 2021
48,300
Estimate at 30 June 2021
Change on 2020
+1.9%
880 people
Average growth
+5.7%
2,500 people a year, 2018–2020
Median age
34.6
Years

Population, 2018–2021

42,500
2018
44,800
2019
47,400
2020
48,300
2021

Who lives here

  • Under 157,500 · 15.5%
  • 15–3921,600 · 44.7%
  • 40–6414,000 · 29.0%
  • 65 and over5,200 · 10.8%

What drove the 2021 change

Births minus deaths
410
Net arrivals from within NZ
860
Net arrivals from overseas
-390
Net migration total
470

Elsewhere in Otago

Source: Stats NZ subnational population estimates at 30 June 2021. Figures are rounded, so components may not sum exactly. 104 places covered in total.