Queenstown

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• Queenstown sits on the northwestern edge of Lake Wakatipu, near where the Frankton Arm meets the main lake, with The Remarkables range to the southeast. Wikipedia · accessed 2026-10-28
• The Queenstown urban area had an estimated population of 29,000 as of June 2025, within a district of about 53,800 people. unsure: Stats NZ estimate read via Wikipedia, not a census count; Stats NZ page not opened directly. Wikipedia (citing Stats NZ subnational estimates) · June 2025 estimate
• The town lies at about 310 m above sea level at the lake shore. unsure: The infobox gives 330 m while the text gives 310 m at the lake shore. Wikipedia · accessed 2026-10-28

• Queenstown Primary School is a co-educational state primary school for Years 1 to 8, with a roll of 514. Wikipedia (citing Ministry of Education directory) · July 2026 roll
• St Joseph's School in Queenstown is a co-educational Catholic state-integrated primary school for Years 1 to 8, with a roll of 128. Wikipedia (citing Ministry of Education directory) · July 2026 roll
• Wakatipu High School is a co-educational state secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at Red Oaks Drive, Frankton, with a roll of 1,538; it moved from central Queenstown over the 2017/18 summer. Wikipedia · July 2026 roll
• Frankton also has Remarkables Primary School (state, Years 1-8, roll 417) and KingsView School (state-integrated, Years 1-8, roll 80); Shotover Primary School in Shotover Country has a roll of 564. Wikipedia (citing Ministry of Education directory) · July 2026 roll

• Queenstown Airport is at Frankton, about 7 km east of the town centre along State Highway 6A, with domestic flights and international services to Australian cities. unsure: The 7 km figure is the Frankton-Queenstown distance along SH6A, not a measured terminal-to-centre distance. Wikipedia · accessed 2026-10-28
• State Highway 6 passes through Frankton, and a 9 km spur, SH6A, runs from Frankton to the town centre. unsure: This page says 9 km for SH6A; the Frankton page says about 7 km. Wikipedia · accessed 2026-10-28
• Otago Regional Council runs the Queenstown public bus network, with routes including 1 Sunshine Bay - Remarkables Shops, 2 Frankton Hub - Arrowtown, 3 Kelvin Heights - Quail Rise, 4 Jacks Point - Arrowtown and 5 Lake Hayes Estate - Queenstown. Otago Regional Council · accessed 2026-10-28

• Otago Regional Council says there is a 75% probability of an Alpine Fault earthquake in the next 50 years, probably magnitude 8+, and that significant building damage can be expected in the Queenstown Lakes District. Otago Regional Council · accessed 2026-10-28
• ORC expects an Alpine Fault rupture to cut road access through the Kawarau Gorge and between Kingston and Frankton, with liquefaction and countless landslides. Otago Regional Council · accessed 2026-10-28
• Lake Wakatipu flooding of the Queenstown stormwater system becomes possible at about 311.3 m; the November 1999 flood peaked at 312.8 m. unsure: Threshold is implied (forecast 311.4 m stated as 0.1 m above it); release is from 2019. Otago Regional Council · 5 December 2019
• Council-commissioned work found rockfall and debris-flow risk on the Brewery Creek and Reavers Lane fans off Gorge Road, Queenstown; engineering works and rockfall fencing were the preferred responses. unsure: 2022 release; a June 2026 reassessment exists but was not opened, and the final council decision was not found. Queenstown-Lakes District Council · 29 April 2022

23 facts, each with its public source and date; 7 marked unsure. Council: Queenstown-Lakes District Council. Checked 28 Oct 2026. Nothing here is advice; check the LIM and council maps for a particular property.