# Akaroa vs Lyttelton, the record side by side

| | [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa) | [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 640 (2023) | **3,220 (June 2025)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 633 (indicative) | **3,117 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 288 | **1,353** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 9% | **15%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **40%** | 17% |
| Area | **154.35 km²** | 6.27 km² |
| People per km² | 4 | **514** |
| Reports filed | 1,918 | **5,530** |
| Rank on the roll | 65th of 108 | **23rd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 12 | **882** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2023-09-30 (11 reports) | **2026-01-07 (72 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 58 (2 fatal · 22 serious) | **77 (2 fatal · 22 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.0) | **28 (biggest M4.1)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 1.8% (11 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | **11.0% (3 events)** | 1.0% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | 13% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+72% broad overlay) | **26% of the outline (+57% broad overlay)** |
| The remembered ground | 31% of the outline (+3% silent-file) | **85% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline (+1% identified only) | — |
| The kept view | **71% of the outline (+27% outstanding), 4 ridgelines** | 42% of the outline (+24% outstanding) |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 336 reaches (Grehan Stream, Balguerie Stream), 4% setback strips | **14 reaches, 4% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 49 frames filed (2011–2012) | **2,646 frames filed (2010–2017)** |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | **62 plaques, Garden Of Tane, Akaroa War Memorial** | 20 plaques, Sumner Road Gardens, Oxford Street Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **37 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Koukourarata** | 18 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | **10 parcels (9 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 18 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 13 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 1,023 rocks (612 fell, 48 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (2 verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | — | unlikely (1% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | 45 defences (4 rated poor) |
| The canopy | **710 trees (113 veterans, 77 remembered felled)** | 179 trees (5 veterans, 51 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (57% of the outline) | Open Space Natural (27% of the outline, 15% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | 4% of the outline (5 designations, movement, pipes) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 1% of the outline (1 matter, heritage) |
| The listed city | **123 scheduled items (21 highly significant)** | 74 scheduled items (15 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (364), Water Leak (290), Parks (177) | Graffiti (1,256), Water Leak (651), Roading/Streets (588) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | **35** | 16 |
| Facilities | **8** | 4 |
| Tracks | 0 | **2** |
| Bus stops | — | 11 |
| Bus routes through | — | 3 |
| Heritage places | 0 | **75** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Akaroa counts 640 people (2023) to Lyttelton's 3,220; Akaroa covers 154.35 km², Lyttelton 6.27 km²; the record holds 1,918 reports for Akaroa and 5,530 for Lyttelton.

**Which has more heritage places, Akaroa or Lyttelton?**

Lyttelton, 75 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=akaroa&b=lyttelton
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=akaroa · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=lyttelton