Lake Hawea is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Queenstown, one of 24 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Lake Hawea is the 9th largest suburb of Queenstown in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Lake Hawea provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1930 - 1939. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Lake Hawea is made up of approximately 97% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 3% lifestyle properties.