# Avonside vs Phillipstown, the record side by side

| | [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside) | [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,840 (2023) | **4,510 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 1,716 (indicative) | **4,098 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 702 | **1,761** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **13%** | 8% |
| Area | 1.2 km² | **1.24 km²** |
| People per km² | 1,533 | **3,637** |
| Reports filed | 4,998 | **11,872** |
| Rank on the roll | 27th of 108 | **8th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 4,165 | **9,574** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-01-10 (17 reports) | **2021-06-19 (69 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 54 (0 fatal · 9 serious) | **137 (2 fatal · 26 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 2 (biggest M3.5) | **4 (biggest M3.8)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 40.9% (49 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC3 (8.7% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **47.5% (1 event)** | 20.5% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 5% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | 5% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 4% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | **9% high-hazard (72% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (77% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **14 reaches (Brittans Drain, Avon River), 13% setback strips** | 13 reaches (Bells Creek, Outfall Drain), 3% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 27% under density overlays, Suburban | **48% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 569 frames filed (2011–2016) | **1,968 frames filed (2007–2016)** |
| 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 | 1 plaque, Linwood Park |
| The rules on the ground | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 6 parcels (2 current) | **21 parcels (15 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 35 parcels (4 unvouched) | 21 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | high (60% of the outline) | medium (95% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,142 trees (120 veterans, 577 remembered felled)** | 733 trees (22 veterans, 386 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) (53% of the outline, 35% residential) | Medium density residential zone (38% of the outline, 52% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **5% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** | 5% of the outline (2 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 3% of the outline (8 matters, residential, section 6, heritage) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **2 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Rubbish/Recycling (1,347), Dumped Rubbish (1,068), Graffiti (786) | Graffiti (3,137), Dumped Rubbish (2,375), Rubbish/Recycling (1,965) |
| Schools | 0 | **2** |
| Parks | 5 | **6** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 4 | **11** |
| Bus stops | 2 | **19** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **5** |
| Heritage places | 2 | **3** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Avonside counts 1,840 people (2023) to Phillipstown's 4,510; Avonside covers 1.2 km², Phillipstown 1.24 km²; the record holds 4,998 reports for Avonside and 11,872 for Phillipstown.

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

Phillipstown, 3 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=phillipstown
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=avonside · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=phillipstown