# Avondale vs North New Brighton, the record side by side

| | [Avondale](https://www.chch.live/avondale) | [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,600 (2023) | **4,220 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,466 (indicative) | **4,107 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 927 | **1,650** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 19% | **20%** |
| 65+ (Census) | 14% | **15%** |
| Area | **2.15 km²** | 2 km² |
| People per km² | 1,209 | **2,110** |
| Reports filed | 3,575 | **4,460** |
| Rank on the roll | 41st of 108 | **36th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1,663 | **2,230** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2016-04-27 (33 reports)** | 2023-03-24 (25 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **118 (1 fatal · 28 serious)** | 54 (0 fatal · 17 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 4 (biggest M3.7) | **5 (biggest M3.9)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 27.4% (59 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC3 (220.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 39.6% (1 event) | — |
| The sea’s reach | 9% of the outline | **17% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **8% of the outline** | 5% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | **8% of the outline** | 4% of the outline |
| The kept view | **8% of the outline** | 5% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **11% high-hazard (84% managed)** | 2% high-hazard (15% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **23 reaches (Avon River, Wainoni Drain), 14% setback strips, held edge** | 4 reaches (Preece Drain, Kate Sheppard Stream), 0% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, Suburban | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,086 frames filed (2011–2017)** | 1,835 frames filed (2011–2016) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline, City to Sea Pathway, Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Avon Riverbank True Right, Avon Corridor 10 Rrz Land | **4 plaques, Queen Elizabeth Ii Park, Broad Park** |
| The rules on the ground | 6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | **7 parcels (2 current)** | 3 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 132 parcels (4 unvouched) | 92 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | high (94% of the outline) | high (37% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 855 trees (7 veterans, 414 remembered felled) | **1,376 trees (no veterans, 743 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) (38% of the outline, 30% residential) | Residential Suburban (53% of the outline, 56% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 4% of the outline (4 designations, learning, movement) | **8% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (940), Rubbish/Recycling (839), Dumped Rubbish (229) | Graffiti (1,687), Dumped Rubbish (316), Roading/Streets (308) |
| Schools | 1 | **2** |
| Parks | **6** | 4 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **10** | 2 |
| Bus stops | 13 | **26** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **3** |
| Heritage places | 0 | **1** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Avondale and North New Brighton?**

Avondale counts 2,600 people (2023) to North New Brighton's 4,220; Avondale covers 2.15 km², North New Brighton 2 km²; the record holds 3,575 reports for Avondale and 4,460 for North New Brighton.

**Which has more heritage places, Avondale or North New Brighton?**

North New Brighton, 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=avondale&b=north-new-brighton
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