Queenstown East is a residential suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. State Highway 6A runs through it.

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Queenstown East
Suburb
Queenstown East viewed from Kelvin Heights
Coordinates: 45.034°S 168.669°E / -45.034; 168.669
Country	New Zealand
City	Queenstown
Local authority	Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Electoral ward	Queenstown-Wakatipu Ward
Area [1]
• Land	221 ha (546 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	3,920

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	Queenstown Hill	Frankton
Queenstown Central	Queenstown East
(Lake Wakatipu)		(Frankton Arm)

Queenstown Gardens is a botanical garden in the southwest part of the suburb.^[3]

Queenstown East covers 2.21 km² (0.85 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 3,920 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 1,774 people per km².

Before the 2023 census, Queenstown East had a smaller boundary, covering 2.18 km² (0.84 sq mi).^[1] Using that boundary, Queenstown East had a population of 3,333 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 402 people (13.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 834 people (33.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,044 households, comprising 1,761 males and 1,572 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.12 males per female, with 231 people (6.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,299 (39.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,560 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 237 (7.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 71.9% European/Pākehā, 4.1% Māori, 0.8% Pasifika, 19.0% Asian, and 9.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 63.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.3% had no religion, 26.9% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.0% were Hindu, 0.6% were Muslim, 2.8% were Buddhist and 3.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 867 (27.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 183 (5.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 447 people (14.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,424 (78.1%) people were employed full-time, 288 (9.3%) were part-time, and 36 (1.2%) were unemployed.^[4]