# Avonside vs Linwood, the record side by side

| | [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside) | [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,840 (2023) | **10,920 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 1,716 (indicative) | **9,951 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 702 | **4,146** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **13%** | 12% |
| Area | 1.2 km² | **2.83 km²** |
| People per km² | 1,533 | **3,859** |
| Reports filed | 4,998 | **15,640** |
| Rank on the roll | 27th of 108 | **6th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 4,165 | **5,527** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-01-10 (17 reports) | **2019-02-23 (64 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 54 (0 fatal · 9 serious) | **471 (5 fatal · 83 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 2 (biggest M3.5) | **4 (biggest M4.1)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | **40.9% (49 ha)** | 1.2% (3 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC3 (3.4% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **47.5% (1 event)** | 2.6% (2 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **5% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | **5% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **4% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **9% high-hazard (72% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (46% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **14 reaches (Brittans Drain, Avon River), 13% setback strips** | 20 reaches (Brittans Drain, Buckleys Road Drain), 3% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 27% under density overlays, Suburban | **58% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 569 frames filed (2011–2016) | **2,685 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 (0.0 km separated), Rapanui Shag Rock** |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Avon Park | **5 plaques, Beverley Park, William Brittan Garden Opening** |
| The rules on the ground | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **10 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 6 parcels (2 current) | **23 parcels (4 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 35 parcels (4 unvouched) | 103 parcels (11 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 37 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | high (60% of the outline) | medium (96% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,142 trees (120 veterans, 577 remembered felled) | **1,582 trees (48 veterans, 684 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) (53% of the outline, 35% residential) | Medium density residential zone (39% of the outline, 63% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **5% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 2% of the outline (2 matters, heritage) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **7 scheduled items (3 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Rubbish/Recycling (1,347), Dumped Rubbish (1,068), Graffiti (786) | Graffiti (4,484), Dumped Rubbish (2,884), Rubbish/Recycling (2,386) |
| Schools | 0 | **3** |
| Parks | 5 | **9** |
| Facilities | 0 | **3** |
| Tracks | 4 | **21** |
| Bus stops | 2 | **34** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **8** |
| Heritage places | 2 | **12** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Avonside and Linwood?**

Avonside counts 1,840 people (2023) to Linwood's 10,920; Avonside covers 1.2 km², Linwood 2.83 km²; the record holds 4,998 reports for Avonside and 15,640 for Linwood.

**Which has more heritage places, Avonside or Linwood?**

Linwood, 12 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

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