Queenstown Central

Queenstown Central covers 1.75 km² (0.68 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 2,340 as of June 2025,^[2] with a population density of 1,337 people per km².

Queenstown Central had a population of 2,502 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 318 people (14.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 297 people (13.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 651 households, comprising 1,281 males and 1,215 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female, with 156 people (6.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,203 (48.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,053 (42.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 90 (3.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 60.2% European/Pākehā, 3.0% Māori, 0.7% Pasifika, 23.1% Asian, and 15.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 76.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.8% had no religion, 28.7% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.2% were Hindu, 2.0% were Buddhist and 3.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 549 (23.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 120 (5.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 162 people (6.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,974 (84.1%) people were employed full-time, 159 (6.8%) were part-time, and 21 (0.9%) were unemployed.^[5]