Hawea Flat is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Queenstown, one of 24 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Hawea Flat is the 16th largest suburb of Queenstown in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Hawea Flat provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1890 - 1899. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Hawea Flat is made up of approximately 49% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 50% lifestyle properties.