# Avonhead vs Upper Riccarton, the record side by side

| | [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead) | [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **10,650 (2023)** | 8,190 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **12,264 (indicative)** | 1,521 (indicative) |
| Census households | **4,422** | 480 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 17% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 20% | — |
| Area | **5.16 km²** | 2.37 km² |
| People per km² | 2,064 | **3,456** |
| Reports filed | 5,284 | **8,815** |
| Rank on the roll | 24th of 108 | **14th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1,024 | **3,719** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2023-12-22 (19 reports) | **2017-10-26 (41 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 205 (2 fatal · 50 serious) | **383 (2 fatal · 62 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC1 (249.6% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | — | 1.1% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (1% managed) | 0% high-hazard (15% managed) |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline (43% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 52 reaches (Ilam Stream, Avon River), 1% setback strips | **35 reaches (Ilam Drain, Avon River), 1% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 3% under density overlays, Suburban | **58% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **1,514 frames filed (2011–2016)** | 1,182 frames filed (2011–2014) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, South Express +1 more** |
| The remembered names | **10 plaques, Avonhead Cemetery, Base Line Survey Monument** | 2 plaques, War Memorial Library/Plunket, Upper Riccarton War Memorial P |
| The rules on the ground | 6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | **12 parcels (8 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 135 parcels (1 unvouched) | 53 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | low (91% of the outline) | possible (85% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **4,771 trees (16 veterans, 2,811 remembered felled)** | 947 trees (8 veterans, 572 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (44% of the outline, 47% residential) | Medium density residential zone (44% of the outline, 60% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **10% of the outline (7 designations, movement, learning)** | 8% of the outline (5 designations, learning, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 3% of the outline (5 matters, utilities) | **4% of the outline (6 matters, utilities, heritage, residential)** |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **7 scheduled items (none top-graded)** |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (584), Dumped Rubbish (550), Parks (491) | Dumped Rubbish (2,765), Graffiti (899), Roading/Streets (661) |
| Schools | **3** | 1 |
| Parks | **20** | 7 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | 2 | **16** |
| Bus stops | **42** | 31 |
| Bus routes through | 5 | **10** |
| Heritage places | 1 | **12** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Avonhead and Upper Riccarton?**

Avonhead counts 10,650 people (2023) to Upper Riccarton's 8,190; Avonhead covers 5.16 km², Upper Riccarton 2.37 km²; the record holds 5,284 reports for Avonhead and 8,815 for Upper Riccarton.

**Which has more heritage places, Avonhead or Upper Riccarton?**

Upper Riccarton, 12 on the heritage register to the other’s 1.

**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=avonhead&b=upper-riccarton
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=avonhead · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=upper-riccarton