Closeburn is a locality in Queenstown-Lakes District in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located a 10-minute drive from Queenstown on the Glenorchy–Queenstown Road.[3]
Closeburn | |
|---|---|
Locality | |
 Wilson Bay from the Queenstown-Glenorchy Road | |
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| Coordinates: 45°03′37″S 168°33′59″E / 45.060366°S 168.566394°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Otago |
| Territorial authority | Queenstown Lakes District |
| Ward | Queenstown-Wakatipu Ward |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Queenstown-Lakes District Council |
| • Regional council | Otago Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 census)[2] | |
• Total | 141 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 9371 |
| Area code | 03 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Closeburn Station is a working farm in the area and is less than 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) in size. It is owned by 27 shareholders.
Demographics
editCloseburn covers 4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi).[1] It is part of the much larger Outer Wakatipu statistical area.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 117 | — |
| 2013 | 141 | +2.70% |
| 2018 | 141 | +0.00% |
| Source: [2] | ||
Closeburn had a population of 141 at the 2018 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2013 census, and an increase of 24 people (20.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 63 households. There were 78 males and 63 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.24 males per female. The median age was 47.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 12 people (8.5%) aged under 15 years, 12 (8.5%) aged 15 to 29, 108 (76.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 12 (8.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 95.7% European/Pākehā, 4.3% Māori, 2.1% Asian, and 4.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 66.0% had no religion, 19.1% were Christian, 2.1% were Hindu and 6.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 48 (37.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 9 (7.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $50,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 78 (60.5%) people were employed full-time and 24 (18.6%) were part-time.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7027931.
- ^ "Slice of Heaven". tvnz.co.nz. TVNZ. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Outer Wakatipu