# Aranui vs Bromley, the record side by side

| | [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/aranui) | [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/bromley) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **4,520 (2023)** | 3,110 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **4,290 (indicative)** | 2,970 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,443** | 1,131 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **23%** | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | 10% | **13%** |
| Area | 2.26 km² | **7.71 km²** |
| People per km² | **2,000** | 403 |
| Reports filed | 4,008 | **4,603** |
| Rank on the roll | 38th of 108 | **33rd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **1,773** | 597 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2017-09-26 (38 reports) | **2024-02-26 (51 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 130 (5 fatal · 20 serious) | **200 (4 fatal · 52 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 2 (biggest M4.5) | **58 (biggest M4.3)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (151.8% of the outline) | TC2 (1.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 1.9% (2 events) | **56.7% (2 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | **17% of the outline** | 14% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline | **17% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | **54% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 1% of the outline | **8% of the outline (+1% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | **3% high-hazard (39% managed)** | 1% high-hazard (22% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **7 reaches (Knights Drain, Avon River), 2% setback strips, held edge** | 65 reaches (Linwood Canal, Cuthberts Drain South), 1% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | 4% under density overlays, Suburban | **4% under density overlays, Suburban** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 2,345 frames filed (2011–2017) | **2,477 frames filed (2010–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Rapanui Shag Rock** |
| The remembered names | 3 plaques, Unification, Aranui Playground | **32 plaques, Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Bromley Cemetery** |
| The rules on the ground | 9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 9 parcels (3 current) | **45 parcels (34 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 92 parcels (2 unvouched) | 108 parcels (5 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (1 verified) | 2 parcels (1 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (57% of the outline) | possible (45% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 945 trees (no veterans, 683 remembered felled) | **2,142 trees (89 veterans, 1,031 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (67% of the outline, 71% residential) | Open Space Water and Margins (52% of the outline, 9% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (3 designations, movement, learning) | **2% of the outline (5 designations, movement, power & signal, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 7% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure) | — |
| The listed city | — | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (971), Dumped Rubbish (924), Rubbish/Recycling (754) | Dumped Rubbish (852), Rubbish/Recycling (616), Graffiti (600) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | **9** | 8 |
| Facilities | 1 | **4** |
| Tracks | 5 | **7** |
| Bus stops | 5 | **16** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **2** |
| Heritage places | 0 | **2** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Aranui counts 4,520 people (2023) to Bromley's 3,110; Aranui covers 2.26 km², Bromley 7.71 km²; the record holds 4,008 reports for Aranui and 4,603 for Bromley.

**Which has more heritage places, Aranui or Bromley?**

Bromley, 2 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=aranui&b=bromley
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=aranui · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=bromley