It said analyses of many population groups important to the government, including ethnic communities, local authorities, Māori and service providers, would be affected by the low response rate to Census questions. Queenstown. Queenstown Airport takes flights from Australia by airlines Air New Zealand, Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar and has destinations that include Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney (the frequency is much increased over the ski season and during summer). The population … Locations used include Paradise near Glenorchy, at the head of Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown is rated the least affordable place in New Zealand to buy a property, overtaking Auckland at the start of 2017. Queenstown's history has long been tied to the mining industry. Queenstown is accessible by road and air but not by rail (similar to Kaitaia, Taupo and Nelson). "The panel has taken a broader view of the needs of users of ethnicity data than simply the ethnicity variable itself," it said. The 2017 Filipino drama film Northern Lights was shot entirely on location in Queenstown substituting for the setting of Alaska. [8][9] During the meeting there may have been a reference by a miner to the town being "fit for a Queen" (this is one of the most popular accounts of how the town was named). William's Cottage, the Lake Lodge of Ophir (now Artbay Gallery), Queenstown Police Station, and St Peter's Anglican Church lie close together in a designated historic precinct. We are the South's eyes and ears in crucial council meetings, at court hearings, on the sidelines of sporting events and on the frontline of breaking news. It presents Statistics New Zealand's Estimated Resident Population for the years 1996 to 2013 and 2018 to 2019, and Infometrics estimatesi for the years 2014 to 2017. Queenstown is currently growing at a rate of 1.58% annually and its population has increased by 6.33% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 664 in 2010. Jane Campion's six-part drama mystery Top of the Lake was shot during 2012 for pay TV release in 2013. Queenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania, Australia. In December 2016 the average house price in the Queenstown area rose to $1 million NZD. The number of Kiwis living here has jumped 457,707 since the previous census five years ago - the largest population growth by number since the 1961 census. [64], Queenstown (New Zealand) travel guide from Wikivoyage, Media related to Queenstown, New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons. [4] Evidence of stake nets, baskets for catching eels, spears and ashes indicated the Glenorchy area was visited by Māori. It has an urban population of 15,450 (June 2019),[3] making it the 27th-largest urban area in New Zealand. All-populations.com used data from the number of the population from official sources. The 100-year-old twin screw coal fired steamer TSS Earnslaw traverses Lake Wakatipu. Miller., F.W.G., (1949), Golden Days of Lake County. Queenstown was the base for filming the George Lucas 1988 fantasy film Willow. [54], There are also two primary schools in Frankton and a school in Shotover Country. [7] They may have had their own ceremony at the intersection of Rees and Beach Streets replicating some of the elements in the renaming of the Irish town. The Government's statistics department has faced scrutiny since last year's Census – the first to prioritise online data collection - produced one of the worst participation rates in decades, with one in seven people failing to complete it. [21] Neighbouring, historic Arrowtown features restaurants and bars. Queenstown is situated on the shore of Lake Wakatipu, the third largest lake by surface area in New Zealand. ", "Fears Queenstown at risk of Auckland-style blackout", "Reunion 30 years after Queenstown telephone exchange closes", "新西兰皇后镇与杭州"互粉" 杭州"朋友圈"新增3个友好城市 – 杭网原创 – 杭州网", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Queenstown,_New_Zealand&oldid=981196277, Use New Zealand English from October 2014, All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2017, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2017, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2017, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 September 2020, at 21:17. In 2010, Cycle 14 of America's Next Top Model, was, in part filmed in Queenstown and was as won by Krista White. Below the lake lies the deep Kawarau Gorge, and there are nearby plains suitable for agriculture[citation needed] and viticulture. [17] Skiing and snowboarding, jet boating, whitewater rafting, bungy jumping, mountain biking,[17] skateboarding, tramping, paragliding, sky diving and fly fishing are all popular. [citation needed]. That meant Stats NZ had to use alternative data from other Government agencies – such as birth records and drivers' licences - to fill the gaps. Stats NZ set up an independent panel of experts to assess whether the quality of the data produced in the Census is up to scratch. It is likely Ngāi Tahu Māori visited Queenstown en route to collect Pounamu (greenstone). The hottest recorded temperature in Queenstown is 35.2 °C (95 °F), while the coldest is −12.2 °C (10 °F). A second report will be published by the end of the year. The nearest cities are Dunedin and Invercargill. Do not use the information on this website as an absolute source of 100% up to date information. [58], ACE Wakatipu has a community focus, and provides links to many adult training opportunities.[59]. Queenstown Airport is New Zealand's busiest helicopter base, also the fourth-busiest airport by passenger traffic, and is also heavily used for tourist 'flightseeing', especially to Milford Sound and Mount Cook, using both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The area was discovered and first settled by Māori before non-Māori arrived. The town is located close to the lake's northeastern bend, at which point a small arm, the Frankton Arm, joins the lake with its principal outflow, the Kawarau River. [25] Examples include the Bike Festival (March/April),[26] Winter Festival (June),[27] Jazz Festival (October),[28] and Winter Pride (September) which is the largest winter pride event in the Southern Hemisphere.
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