# Aidanfield vs Kennedys Bush, the record side by side

| | [Aidanfield](https://www.chch.live/aidanfield) | [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **4,070 (2023)** | 1,450 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,861 (indicative)** | 1,713 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,257** | 621 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 17% | **18%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **20%** | 17% |
| Area | 1.49 km² | **14.91 km²** |
| People per km² | **2,732** | 97 |
| Reports filed | **1,059** | 912 |
| Rank on the roll | **75th of 108** | 79th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **711** | 61 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2025-02-02 (5 reports) | **2018-03-18 (6 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 14 (0 fatal · 3 serious) | **16 (0 fatal · 3 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 65 (biggest M4.3) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (50.6% of the outline) | TC3 (10.1% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 1.1% (1 event) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 4% of the outline (+70% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 3% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | 5% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 4% of the outline | **50% of the outline (+45% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | — | 5% high-hazard (12% managed), 1 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 (Mokomoko Stream, Green Stream), 6% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 27% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **376 frames filed (2011–2012)** | 55 frames filed (2011–2013) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | — |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Dunbars Landscape Reserve | **32 plaques, Halswell Quarry Park** |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **6 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 129 parcels (1 unvouched) | 50 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 11 rocks (2 fell, 5 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 1 parcel (1 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (68% of the outline) | unlikely (74% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,240 trees (5 veterans, 288 remembered felled)** | 185 trees (6 veterans, 110 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 60% residential) | Rural Port Hills (42% of the outline, 9% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 10% of the outline (4 designations, learning, movement) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | 8% of the outline (2 matters, heritage) | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) | **4 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Parks (169), Roading/Streets (148), Overgrown Vegetation (95) | Roading/Streets (87), Graffiti (77), Rubbish/Recycling (64) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **25** | 4 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | **3** |
| Bus stops | 4 | — |
| Bus routes through | 1 | — |
| Heritage places | 1 | **4** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Aidanfield and Kennedys Bush?**

Aidanfield counts 4,070 people (2023) to Kennedys Bush's 1,450; Aidanfield covers 1.49 km², Kennedys Bush 14.91 km²; the record holds 1,059 reports for Aidanfield and 912 for Kennedys Bush.

**Which has more heritage places, Aidanfield or Kennedys Bush?**

Kennedys Bush, 4 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.

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