# Aidanfield vs Hoon Hay, the record side by side

| | [Aidanfield](https://www.chch.live/aidanfield) | [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,070 (2023) | **9,480 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,861 (indicative) | **8,628 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,257 | **3,090** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 17% | **21%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **20%** | 14% |
| Area | 1.49 km² | **3.86 km²** |
| People per km² | **2,732** | 2,456 |
| Reports filed | 1,059 | **5,081** |
| Rank on the roll | 75th of 108 | **26th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 711 | **1,316** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2025-02-02 (5 reports) | **2017-05-25 (26 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 14 (0 fatal · 3 serious) | **112 (2 fatal · 29 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 18 (biggest M4.5) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (50.6% of the outline) | TC3 (8.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 1.1% (1 event) | **29.0% (4 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 3% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | 5% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 4% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | — | 12% high-hazard (43% managed), 9 ponding |
| The quiet lines | 40% of the outline, bird-strike buffer | — |
| The drawn water | **14 reaches (Dunbar Waterway, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 4% setback strips, held edge** | 60 reaches (Ballintines Drain, Stilwells Drain), 3% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | **27% under density overlays, Medium Density** | 11% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 376 frames filed (2011–2012) | **3,184 frames filed (2000–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Quarryman's Trail** |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Dunbars Landscape Reserve | 1 plaque, Hoon Hay Park |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | **3 parcels (3 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 129 parcels (1 unvouched) | 80 parcels (5 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | medium (68% of the outline) | medium (75% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,240 trees (5 veterans, 288 remembered felled)** | 829 trees (70 veterans, 411 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 60% residential) | Residential Suburban (45% of the outline, 59% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **10% of the outline (4 designations, learning, movement)** | 5% of the outline (4 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 8% of the outline (2 matters, heritage) | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Parks (169), Roading/Streets (148), Overgrown Vegetation (95) | Graffiti (661), Water Leak (650), Roading/Streets (465) |
| Schools | 1 | **4** |
| Parks | **25** | 5 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | **6** |
| Bus stops | 4 | **33** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **4** |
| Heritage places | **1** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Aidanfield and Hoon Hay?**

Aidanfield counts 4,070 people (2023) to Hoon Hay's 9,480; Aidanfield covers 1.49 km², Hoon Hay 3.86 km²; the record holds 1,059 reports for Aidanfield and 5,081 for Hoon Hay.

**Which has more heritage places, Aidanfield or Hoon Hay?**

Aidanfield, 1 on the heritage register to the other’s 0.

**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=hoon-hay
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