Queen Charlotte Sound is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Marlborough, one of 36 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Queen Charlotte Sound is the 33rd largest suburb of Marlborough in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Queen Charlotte Sound 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 1980 - 1989. Residential housing stock in Queen Charlotte Sound is made up of approximately 67% residential housing and 33% lifestyle properties.