Quail Rise is a residential suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand.
Quail Rise | |
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| Coordinates: 45°00′02″S 168°45′18″E / 45.000542°S 168.754868°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Queenstown |
| Local authority | Queenstown-Lakes District Council |
| Electoral ward | Queenstown-Wakatipu Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 627 ha (1,549 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 780 |
| Wakatipu Basin | Millbrook Resort | |
| Queenstown Hill |
  Quail Rise  |
Lake Hayes Estate |
| Frankton | Shotover Country |
Development of the circa 200 residential sections started around 1996 with the final sections being released in 2012. More than 50 percent of the suburb is open space with landscaping being encouraged.[3]
The only access to this area is via Tucker Beach Road, which is connected to State Highway 6.
Demographics
editQuail Rise covers 6.27 km2 (2.42 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 780 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 124 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 351 | — |
| 2013 | 543 | +6.43% |
| 2018 | 708 | +5.45% |
| Source: [4] | ||
Quail Rise had a population of 708 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 165 people (30.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 357 people (101.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 234 households, comprising 372 males and 339 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.1 males per female. The median age was 40.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 153 people (21.6%) aged under 15 years, 99 (14.0%) aged 15 to 29, 354 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 105 (14.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 88.1% European/Pākehā, 4.2% Māori, 1.3% Pasifika, 9.3% Asian, and 4.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 32.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.2% had no religion, 32.2% were Christian, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 180 (32.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 33 (5.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $49,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 171 people (30.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 318 (57.3%) people were employed full-time, and 114 (20.5%) were part-time.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "The last of Quail Rise". Mountain Scene. © 2011 SCENE. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Quail Rise (348000). 2018 Census place summary: Quail Rise