Closeburn is a suburb in Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located a 10-minute drive from Queenstown on the Glenorchy–Queenstown Road.[3]

Closeburn
Suburb
Wilson Bay from the Queenstown-Glenorchy Road
Coordinates: 45.060366°S 168.566394°E / -45.060366; 168.566394
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 [1]
• 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

Closeburn covers 4.77 km² (1.84 sq mi).[1] It is part of the much larger Outer Wakatipu statistical area.[4]

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]

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