# Aidanfield vs Halswell, the record side by side

| | [Aidanfield](https://www.chch.live/aidanfield) | [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,070 (2023) | **13,620 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,861 (indicative) | **10,443 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,257 | **3,732** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 17% | **20%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **20%** | 13% |
| Area | 1.49 km² | **22.8 km²** |
| People per km² | **2,732** | 597 |
| Reports filed | 1,059 | **11,540** |
| Rank on the roll | 75th of 108 | **9th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **711** | 506 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2025-02-02 (5 reports) | **2024-03-29 (30 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 14 (0 fatal · 3 serious) | **279 (11 fatal · 69 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 70 (biggest M4.8) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (50.6% of the outline) | TC2 (16.7% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 1.1% (1 event) | **6.3% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 0% of the outline (+1% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 3% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | **5% of the outline** | 2% of the outline (+1% identified only) |
| The kept view | 4% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | — | 1% high-hazard (19% managed) |
| The quiet lines | **40% of the outline, bird-strike buffer** | 9% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **14 reaches (Dunbar Waterway, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 4% setback strips, held edge** | 180 reaches (Miln Drain, Nottingham Stream), 3% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | **27% under density overlays, Medium Density** | 5% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 376 frames filed (2011–2012) | **1,719 frames filed (2010–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, Quarryman's Trail** |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Dunbars Landscape Reserve | **13 plaques, Halswell Domain, Westlake Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **16 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | **10 parcels (5 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 129 parcels (1 unvouched) | 735 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 5 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (68% of the outline) | possible (37% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 2,240 trees (5 veterans, 288 remembered felled) | **9,270 trees (153 veterans, 1,596 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 60% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (20% of the outline, 36% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **10% of the outline (4 designations, learning, movement)** | 3% of the outline (4 designations, movement, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 8% of the outline (2 matters, heritage) | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) | **5 scheduled items (3 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Parks (169), Roading/Streets (148), Overgrown Vegetation (95) | Roading/Streets (1,112), Graffiti (1,069), Parks (1,059) |
| Schools | 1 | **5** |
| Parks | 25 | **40** |
| Facilities | 1 | **2** |
| Tracks | 0 | **14** |
| Bus stops | 4 | **70** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **6** |
| Heritage places | 1 | **8** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Aidanfield and Halswell?**

Aidanfield counts 4,070 people (2023) to Halswell's 13,620; Aidanfield covers 1.49 km², Halswell 22.8 km²; the record holds 1,059 reports for Aidanfield and 11,540 for Halswell.

**Which has more heritage places, Aidanfield or Halswell?**

Halswell, 8 on the heritage register to the other’s 1.

**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=aidanfield&b=halswell
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=aidanfield · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=halswell