# Avonside, Christchurch

4,991 council reports since May 2015, the 27th busiest suburb in the city. 4,272 photographs on record.
1,840 people at the 2023 Census, 1,528 to the square kilometre across 1.2 km².

https://www.chch.live/avonside

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Avonside is an eastern suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is one of the oldest suburbs of the city, with only Heathcote being older.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avonside), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$293 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $150–$488, across 12 bonds, down 7% on a year ago. That’s about **$257 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Avonside” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.
- 1-bedroom flat/unit, $135 a week · 6 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 1,716 people and 702 occupied private households, grouped from 11 SA1 areas in Avonside. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

- Under 15: about 19% (333 people)
- 65 and over: about 13% (225 people)
- Born overseas: about 20% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 73% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 21% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 12% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 10% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 74% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 34% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (4,272 on record)
- [Avon Park 37 Mabel Howard Place, Avonside](https://www.chch.live/report/9064707)
- [24 Torlesse Street, Avonside](https://www.chch.live/report/9063002)
- [750 Avonside Drive, Avonside](https://www.chch.live/report/9056736)
- [750 Avonside Dr](https://www.chch.live/report/9056261)
- [40 Torlesse St](https://www.chch.live/report/9052587)
- [32–40 Galbraith Ave](https://www.chch.live/report/9049199)

[4,272 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=avonside)

## The suburb, back then (36 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/then/1850s#p-59372956), 1858 · Canterbury Stories
- [Avonside view](https://www.chch.live/then/1850s#p-59372959), 1858 · Canterbury Stories
- [Avonside view](https://www.chch.live/then/1860s#p-59372977), 1864 · Canterbury Stories
- [Photograph: Avonside Church 1873](https://www.chch.live/then/1870s#p-37803964), 1870 · Canterbury Museum
- [Avonside RS 125](https://www.chch.live/then/1870s#p-55412832), 1877 · Canterbury Stories
- [Avonside RS 87 and 90](https://www.chch.live/then/1870s#p-55412803), 1877 · Canterbury Stories
- [Holy Trinity Church, Avonside](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-59600479), 1880 · Canterbury Stories
- [Holy Trinity Church, Avonside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-30063236), 1890 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Holy Trinity Church, Avonside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-43363891), 1894 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Holy Trinity Church, Avonside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-30063696), 1910 · Kura Heritage Collections Online

[…and 26 more across the archive](https://www.chch.live/then)

## The record on Avonside
- Avonside enters the written record in 19 December 1855, [“Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 December 1855)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18551219.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Avonside” appears somewhere in 1,078 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 30 May 2015, at 748.
- Its busiest day was 10 January 2024, 17 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Avonside Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/avonside-drive), reported on 617 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Linwood ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/linwood), the [Coastal-Burwood-Linwood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (4,972 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Avonside took **3 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs faster than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 9 weeks or longer.
95 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 18 September 2018.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

One sensitive site stands here, Whitau School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of it.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9064707), 10 Oct 2026 · Avon Park 37 Mabel Howard Place, “Broken swing”
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9063002), 9 Oct 2026 · 24 Torlesse Street, “broken swing”
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9056736), 8 Oct 2026 · 750 Avonside Drive, “damaged playground equipment”
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9056261), 8 Oct 2026 · 750 Avonside Dr, “Broken playground equipment”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9052587), 8 Oct 2026 · 40 Torlesse St, “More junk, same person.”
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9049199), 7 Oct 2026 · 32–40 Galbraith Ave, “Near city to sea pathway”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9047324), 7 Oct 2026 · 57 Dunarnan St, “Rubbish dumped on footpath blocking pathway”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9046185), 7 Oct 2026 · 22 Cowlishaw Street, “dumped rubbish”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9033691), 5 Oct 2026 · 40 Torlesse Street
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9033616), 5 Oct 2026 · 53 Dunarnan Street
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9033605), 5 Oct 2026 · 53 Dunarnan Street
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9033569), 5 Oct 2026 · 27 Dunarnan Street

## Reports per year
- 2015, 109
- 2016, 143
- 2017, 265
- 2018, 335
- 2019, 469
- 2020, 474
- 2021, 319
- 2022, 439
- 2023, 532
- 2024, 682
- 2025, 680

## What gets reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 2,519
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,202
- Trees & parks, 457
- Water & drains, 319
- Roads & footpaths, 319
- Everything else, 93
- Vehicles & parking, 49
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 27

## Exactly what people say
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 1,347
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1,064
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 786
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 186
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 163
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 138
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 135
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 115

## On the heritage register (2)
- [MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/290), 11 Retreat Road
- [Woodham Park Caretakers Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/543), 169 Woodham Road

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Avonside Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/avonside-drive), reported on 617 separate days
- [Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/retreat-road), reported on 375 separate days
- [Kerrs Road](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/kerrs-road), reported on 316 separate days
- [Cowlishaw Street](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/cowlishaw-street), reported on 255 separate days
- [Torlesse Street](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/torlesse-street), reported on 149 separate days
- [Holland Street](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/holland-street), reported on 129 separate days
- [Mabel Howard Place](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/mabel-howard-place), reported on 111 separate days
- [Dunarnan Street](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/dunarnan-street), reported on 110 separate days

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St Francis of Assisi Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/738-st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-school) · [Te Aratai College](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college) · and 5 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (5)
- [Avon Riverbank True Right](https://www.chch.live/park/1890-avon-riverbank-true-right), 11 ha
- [Avon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1454-avon-park), Sports ground · 6 ha · playground, 37 pieces
- [Woodham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1540-woodham-park), Botanic · 2 ha · playground, 22 pieces
- [Sullivan Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1757-sullivan-park), 1 ha
- [Retreat Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/957-retreat-reserve)

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## Where the suburb worships (1)
- [Avonside Community / Living Waters Community Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/avonside-community-living-waters-community-church), a church · 125 Kerrs Road

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (4)
- [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-112-avondale), 3.9 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-54-avonside), 3.7 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-114-wainoni), 1.5 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-37-richmond), 318 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 69.4% of this outline, about 84 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The Crown’s 2011 classification drew 40.9% of this outline, about 49 hectares inside the residential red zone. A mapped area files under the suburb its middle sits in, and a classification is the record of a decision, not a finding about an address; the whole line is at [redzone](https://www.chch.live/redzone).
The flood record drew water over 47.5% of this outline, about 57 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **5%** of this outline, about 6 hectares, ngā wai. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s ecological schedules cover **5%** of this outline, about 6 hectares across **1** scheduled site, all of it protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **4%** of this outline across **1** scheduled area. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
The plan’s flood map draws **9%** of this outline inside **high flood hazard** ground, about 11 hectares across **4** mapped areas. The broader flood-management watch covers **72%** of it, Avon River. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **14** classified reaches, the plan calling **Brittans Drain** and **Avon River**
           by name, **13%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **30 m** off the bank. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **27%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Suburban**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **569** photographs on this ground, 2011–2016, stormwater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **9.9 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, [City to Sea Pathway](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/city-to-sea-pathway), [Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/te-ara-otakaro-avon-river-trail). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **1** inscribed plaque, [Avon Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311011-avon-park) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **5** drawn instruments, 3 of them dog rules, 2 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**6** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly vehicle refuelling, service and repair, cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, 2 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **35** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, mostly silt, mixed fill with rubbish, organic material, 4 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**1** parcel inside this outline carries a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **60%** of this outline in the **high** class, and 9 assessed areas here carry the free-face flag for possible lateral spreading. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **13** assets on this ground, 4 sets of steps, 3 boardwalks, 2 bridges, 2 ramps, sited at Avon Riverbank True Right, Avon Corridor 6 Rrz Land, Avon Corridor 5 Rrz Land, Avon Park. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **5** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 2 basketball, 1 bowls, 1 bmx, 1 football. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **1142** living trees inside this outline, **120** veterans among them, 33 carrying a protection, mostly Manuka, Cabbage tree, Lancewood. The file remembers **577** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **53%** of this outline under **Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor)**, **35%** residential, the rest mostly Medium density residential zone 27%, Residential Suburban 8%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **6 hectares** of this outline, **5%** , under 2 designations, mostly learning. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **1** place by name in this suburb, **MED Substation and Setting**. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 2 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.5 in 2014. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (3)
- [Medway Footbridge Earthquake Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/medway-footbridge-earthquake-memorial), monument
- [War dump](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · ?–1943
- [Avon River / Ōtākaro](https://www.chch.live/river/avon-river-otakaro), waterway · 29.2 km

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 December 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18551219.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [BIRTHS. (Lyttelton Times, 16 December 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18571216.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1857-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Avonside](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive344/ccl-cs-99033), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories) · 1858-01-01T00:00:00Z
- [Avonside view](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive344/ccl-cs-99034), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories) · 1858-01-01T00:00:00Z
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580210.2.20.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580210.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580210.2.20.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580210.2.21.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580210.2.21.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580327.2.14.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Avonside
- [Something seen — Avonside Dr, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407386370), iNaturalist · heartbeatinaturalist, 11 Oct 2026
- [Argentine Ant seen — Avonside Dr, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406634578), iNaturalist · heartbeatinaturalist, 8 Oct 2026
- [Something seen — Avonside Dr, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406634522), iNaturalist · heartbeatinaturalist, 8 Oct 2026
- [Zizina seen — Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406381788), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 7 Oct 2026
- [Dot Lichens seen — Fitzgerald Ave near Avonside Dr, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405601873), iNaturalist · archie_tarn, 4 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (54 injury crashes)

54 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 9 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Kerrs Road at Wildwood Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=kerrs-rd&suburb=avonside), 6 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=avonside)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (503 recorded victimisations)

503 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly burglary, about 73 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=avonside)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (2 stops)

2 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80).
- Kerrs Rd near Dunarnan St
- Kerrs Rd near Traynor Ln

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (8 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-avonside), 2
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-avonside), 1
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-avonside), 1
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-avonside), 1
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-avonside), 1
- [Massage](https://www.chch.live/businesses/massage#in-avonside), 1
- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-avonside), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [The Great India](https://www.chch.live/business/the-great-india-avonside), Restaurants
- [Glamour Nail & Eyelashes](https://www.chch.live/business/glamour-nail-eyelashes-avonside), Beauty
- [Kai Means Food](https://www.chch.live/business/kai-means-food-avonside), Cafés

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/dallington)
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood)
- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond)
- [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/wainoni)
- [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown)
- [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/edgeware)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Avonside with [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonside&b=dallington) · [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonside&b=linwood) · [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonside&b=richmond) · [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonside&b=wainoni) · [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonside&b=phillipstown) · [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonside&b=edgeware), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Avonside?**

Avonside is an eastern suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 4,991 council reports for it, the first filed in May 2015.

**How many people live in Avonside?**

1,840 people at the 2023 Census, 1,528 per square kilometre across 1.2 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Avonside?**

About 1,716 people and 702 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Avonside?**

4,991 reports on record, most often rubbish & dumping (2,519), graffiti & vandalism (1,202), trees & parks (457). 692 of them in the year to 12 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Avonside had?**

54 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 9 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=avonside)

**What stood in Avonside before?**

The heritage register holds 2 places here, [MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/290), [Woodham Park Caretakers Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/543). The written record goes back further: [the shelf, for the name →](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=%22Avonside%22)

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Avonside · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Avonside