Fernhill/Sunshine Bay is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Queenstown, one of 24 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Fernhill/Sunshine Bay is the 4th largest suburb of Queenstown in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Fernhill/Sunshine Bay provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1950 - 1959. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1990 - 1999. Residential housing stock in Fernhill/Sunshine Bay is made up of approximately 90% residential housing and 10% residential investment housing properties.