# Akaroa vs Duvauchelle, the record side by side

| | [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa) | [Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **640 (2023)** | 210 (June 2025) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 633 (indicative) | **813 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 288 | **348** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 9% | **10%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **40%** | 38% |
| Area | **154.35 km²** | 44.93 km² |
| People per km² | 4 | **5** |
| Reports filed | **1,918** | 264 |
| Rank on the roll | **65th of 108** | 95th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **12** | 6 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2023-09-30 (11 reports)** | 2025-08-27 (3 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **58 (2 fatal · 22 serious)** | 47 (2 fatal · 10 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.0) | 1 (biggest M3.5) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 11.0% (3 events) | **40.5% (2 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+72% broad overlay) | 0% of the outline (+88% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 31% of the outline (+3% silent-file) | **40% of the outline (+6% silent-file)** |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline (+1% identified only) | — |
| The kept view | 71% of the outline (+27% outstanding), 4 ridgelines | **84% of the outline (+8% outstanding), 2 ridgelines** |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **336 reaches (Grehan Stream, Balguerie Stream), 4% setback strips** | 121 reaches (Pipers Stream, Lavericks Drain), 3% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **49 frames filed (2011–2012)** | 1 frames filed |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | **62 plaques, Garden Of Tane, Akaroa War Memorial** | 2 plaques, Duvauchelle Cemetery, Duvauchelle Showgrounds |
| The rules on the ground | **37 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Koukourarata** | 13 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Koukourarata |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | **3 parcels (1 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 18 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 3 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (2 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **710 trees (113 veterans, 77 remembered felled)** | 265 trees (67 veterans, 15 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (57% of the outline) | Rural Banks Peninsula (81% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | **123 scheduled items (21 highly significant)** | 3 scheduled items (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (364), Water Leak (290), Parks (177) | Roading/Streets (50), Overgrown Vegetation (22), Damaged Road (16) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | **35** | 10 |
| Facilities | **8** | 3 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Akaroa and Duvauchelle?**

Akaroa counts 640 people (2023) to Duvauchelle's 210; Akaroa covers 154.35 km², Duvauchelle 44.93 km²; the record holds 1,918 reports for Akaroa and 264 for Duvauchelle.

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