# Addington vs Hillmorton, the record side by side

| | [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington) | [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **6,330 (2023)** | 3,020 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **5,682 (indicative)** | 2,847 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,271** | 1,110 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | — |
| 65+ (Census) | — | — |
| Area | 2.9 km² | **2.98 km²** |
| People per km² | **2,183** | 1,013 |
| Reports filed | **14,574** | 3,928 |
| Rank on the roll | **7th of 108** | 39th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **5,026** | 1,318 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2024-11-03 (51 reports)** | 2019-05-20 (21 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **696 (9 fatal · 138 serious)** | 185 (3 fatal · 36 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **5 (biggest M3.7)** | 1 (biggest M3.2) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (2.3% of the outline) | TC3 (5.4% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | — | 1.5% (3 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 2% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 7% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 8% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (1% managed) | 0% high-hazard (3% managed) |
| The quiet lines | 56% of the outline, bird-strike buffer | **94% of the outline, bird-strike buffer** |
| The drawn water | 36 reaches (Jacksons Creek Upper, Baxter Creek), 1% setback strips | **24 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Paparua Stream), 7% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | **28% under density overlays, Medium Density** | 18% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,806 frames filed (2010–2017)** | 1,100 frames filed (2011–2016) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, Northern Line +2 more** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, Nor'West Arc |
| The remembered names | **11 plaques, Ruskin Reserve, Baxters Drain** | 6 plaques, Canterbury Agricultural Park, Pavilion Park |
| The rules on the ground | **20 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 11 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **81 parcels (54 current)** | 2 parcels (2 current) |
| Made ground on file | 40 parcels (1 unvouched) | 58 parcels (5 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 4 parcels (1 verified) | 5 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (89% of the outline) | medium (53% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,608 trees (32 veterans, 745 remembered felled) | **2,528 trees (9 veterans, 836 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (29% of the outline, 29% residential) | Open Space Metropolitan Facilities (38% of the outline, 25% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 8% of the outline (6 designations, movement, power & signal, learning) | **10% of the outline (4 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 1% of the outline (1 matter, residential) | **2% of the outline (2 matters, residential, section 6)** |
| The listed city | **12 scheduled items (5 highly significant)** | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (3,900), Dumped Rubbish (2,118), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1,087) | Graffiti (663), Roading/Streets (348), Dumped Rubbish (267) |
| Schools | **3** | 1 |
| Parks | **14** | 12 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **20** | 12 |
| Bus stops | **38** | 14 |
| Bus routes through | **6** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **14** | 2 |

Same record, same caveats, the stream counts reports, not virtue.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Addington and Hillmorton?**

Addington counts 6,330 people (2023) to Hillmorton's 3,020; Addington covers 2.9 km², Hillmorton 2.98 km²; the record holds 14,574 reports for Addington and 3,928 for Hillmorton.

**Which has more heritage places, Addington or Hillmorton?**

Addington, 14 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

**Where do these numbers come from?**

The same public record for both, council reports, the crash register, the heritage schedule, Stats NZ’s counts. The stream counts reports, not virtue; the caveats are each suburb’s own.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=addington&b=hillmorton
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=addington · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hillmorton