# Aranui vs Bexley, the record side by side

| | [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/aranui) | [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **4,520 (2023)** | 2,710 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **4,290 (indicative)** | 2,628 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,443** | 963 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **23%** | 20% |
| 65+ (Census) | 10% | **13%** |
| Area | **2.26 km²** | 2.17 km² |
| People per km² | **2,000** | 1,249 |
| Reports filed | **4,008** | 2,265 |
| Rank on the roll | **38th of 108** | 60th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,773** | 1,044 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2017-09-26 (38 reports)** | 2022-04-13 (24 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **130 (5 fatal · 20 serious)** | 98 (2 fatal · 18 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 2 (biggest M4.5) | **9 (biggest M3.8)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 30.6% (66 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (151.8% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | 1.9% (2 events) | **36.6% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | 17% of the outline | **46% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline | **4% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | **26% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 1% of the outline | **25% of the outline** |
| The waiting water | 3% high-hazard (39% managed) | **33% high-hazard (51% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 7 reaches (Knights Drain, Avon River), 2% setback strips, held edge | **22 reaches (Knights Drain, Avon River), 8% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 4% under density overlays, Suburban | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,345 frames filed (2011–2017)** | 537 frames filed (2011–2017) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail | **0.0 km inside the outline, Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail** |
| The remembered names | 3 plaques, Unification, Aranui Playground | **6 plaques, Bexley Wetland, Bexley Park** |
| The rules on the ground | 9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **14 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | **9 parcels (3 current)** | 5 parcels (3 current) |
| Made ground on file | 92 parcels (2 unvouched) | 119 parcels (8 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (1 verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (57% of the outline) | high (42% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 944 trees (no veterans, 683 remembered felled) | **1,068 trees (4 veterans, 410 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (67% of the outline, 71% residential) | Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) (32% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (3 designations, movement, learning) | **4% of the outline (2 designations, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 7% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure) | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (971), Dumped Rubbish (924), Rubbish/Recycling (754) | Rubbish/Recycling (577), Dumped Rubbish (392), Graffiti (369) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **9** | 8 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | 5 | **11** |
| Bus stops | 5 | **8** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **2** |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Aranui and Bexley?**

Aranui counts 4,520 people (2023) to Bexley's 2,710; Aranui covers 2.26 km², Bexley 2.17 km²; the record holds 4,008 reports for Aranui and 2,265 for Bexley.

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