# Aidanfield vs Westmorland, the record side by side

| | [Aidanfield](https://www.chch.live/aidanfield) | [Westmorland](https://www.chch.live/westmorland) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **4,070 (2023)** | 2,910 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,861 (indicative)** | 2,667 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,257** | 945 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **17%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **20%** | 18% |
| Area | 1.49 km² | **2.51 km²** |
| People per km² | **2,732** | 1,159 |
| Reports filed | 1,059 | **1,501** |
| Rank on the roll | 75th of 108 | **69th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **711** | 598 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2025-02-02 (5 reports) | **2026-01-06 (11 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 14 (0 fatal · 3 serious) | **18 (0 fatal · 7 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 24 (biggest M3.7) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (50.6% of the outline) | TC2 (7.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 1.1% (1 event) | **43.7% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 3% of the outline (+45% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | **3% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | **5% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **4% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | — | 17% high-hazard (41% 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 | **41 reaches (Cashmere Stream, Dunbar Waterway), 7% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 27% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 376 frames filed (2011–2012) | **882 frames filed (2011–2013)** |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Dunbars Landscape Reserve | 1 plaque, Penruddock 2 Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 129 parcels (1 unvouched) | 188 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | medium (68% of the outline) | possible (47% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,240 trees (5 veterans, 288 remembered felled)** | 642 trees (1 veteran, 129 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 60% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (35% of the outline, 39% 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) | — |
| The usual complaints | Parks (169), Roading/Streets (148), Overgrown Vegetation (95) | Roading/Streets (192), Water Leak (167), Parks (140) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **25** | 5 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | **3** |
| Bus stops | 4 | **12** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | 1 |
| Heritage places | **1** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Aidanfield counts 4,070 people (2023) to Westmorland's 2,910; Aidanfield covers 1.49 km², Westmorland 2.51 km²; the record holds 1,059 reports for Aidanfield and 1,501 for Westmorland.

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

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=westmorland
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=aidanfield · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=westmorland