# Avondale vs Parklands, the record side by side

| | [Avondale](https://www.chch.live/avondale) | [Parklands](https://www.chch.live/parklands) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,600 (2023) | **10,420 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,466 (indicative) | **10,152 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 927 | **3,627** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 19% | **20%** |
| 65+ (Census) | 14% | **15%** |
| Area | 2.15 km² | **5.62 km²** |
| People per km² | 1,209 | **1,854** |
| Reports filed | 3,569 | **4,955** |
| Rank on the roll | 41st of 108 | **29th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **1,660** | 882 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2016-04-27 (33 reports)** | 2020-08-25 (25 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **117 (1 fatal · 28 serious)** | 94 (0 fatal · 18 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 4 (biggest M3.7) | 4 (biggest M3.5) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 27.4% (59 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC2 (28.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **39.6% (1 event)** | 6.8% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 9% of the outline | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **8% of the outline** | 4% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | 8% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 8% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | **11% high-hazard (84% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (6% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **23 reaches (Avon River, Wainoni Drain), 14% setback strips, held edge** | 26 reaches (Putake Drain, Snellings Drain), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, Suburban | **2% under density overlays, Suburban** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 2,086 frames filed (2011–2017) | **3,945 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 |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Avon Riverbank True Right, Avon Corridor 10 Rrz Land | **8 plaques, Parklands Reserve, Alpine View Drainage Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | **6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 7 parcels (2 current) | **8 parcels (4 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 132 parcels (4 unvouched) | 244 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | 2 parcels (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) | **3,118 trees (11 veterans, 1,611 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) (38% of the outline, 30% residential) | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 43% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 4% of the outline (4 designations, learning, movement) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (940), Rubbish/Recycling (839), Roading/Streets (228) | Graffiti (735), Parks (537), Roading/Streets (526) |
| Schools | 1 | **2** |
| Parks | 6 | **37** |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | **10** | 8 |
| Bus stops | 13 | **40** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **3** |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Avondale and Parklands?**

Avondale counts 2,600 people (2023) to Parklands's 10,420; Avondale covers 2.15 km², Parklands 5.62 km²; the record holds 3,569 reports for Avondale and 4,955 for Parklands.

**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=parklands
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=avondale · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=parklands