Glenorchy is a small settlement at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in the South Island region of Otago, New Zealand. It is approximately by road or boat from Queenstown, the nearest large town. There are two pubs, a café and a range of small shops in the town catering mainly to tourists but also to the small resident population. There is also a small airstrip which caters to small planes. The locality of Paradise is nearby. The Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu and Rees River flow into the head of Lake Wakatipu next to Glenorchy. Naming Glenorchy was named after Glen Orchy, a valley in Argyll, Scotland. Demographics Glenorchy is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers . It is part of the much larger Glenorchy statistical area. Glenorchy settlement had a population of 318 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (21.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 126 people (65.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 129 households. There were 159 males and 159 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 39 people (12.3%) aged under 15 years, 63 (19.8%) aged 15 to 29, 183 (57.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (10.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 91.5% European/Pākehā, 6.6% Māori, 1.9% Pacific peoples, 3.8% Asian, and 3.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Although some people objected to giving their religion, 69.8% had no religion, 21.7% were Christian, 0.9% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 75 (26.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 27 (9.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 198 (71.0%) people were employed full-time, 36 (12.9%) were part-time, and 6 (2.2%) were unemployed. Glenorchy statistical area The Glenorchy statistical area also includes Paradise and covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. The statistical area had a population of 450 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 87 people (24.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 177 people (64.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 177 households. There were 222 males and 225 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The