# Avonside vs Shirley, the record side by side

| | [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside) | [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,840 (2023) | **7,140 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 1,716 (indicative) | **6,876 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 702 | **2,565** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 17% |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | **19%** |
| Area | 1.2 km² | **2.75 km²** |
| People per km² | 1,533 | **2,596** |
| Reports filed | **4,998** | 4,694 |
| Rank on the roll | **27th of 108** | 31st of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **4,165** | 1,707 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-01-10 (17 reports) | **2022-01-04 (36 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 54 (0 fatal · 9 serious) | **248 (1 fatal · 50 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 2 (biggest M3.5) | 2 (biggest M3.2) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 40.9% (49 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | **47.5% (1 event)** | 2.0% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 5% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | **5% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | 4% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | **9% high-hazard (72% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (27% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **14 reaches (Brittans Drain, Avon River), 13% setback strips** | 29 reaches (Shirley Stream, No 1 Drain), 2% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 27% under density overlays, Suburban | **35% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 569 frames filed (2011–2016) | **1,794 frames filed (2010–2016)** |
| 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 | 1 plaque, Avon 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)** | 2 parcels (2 current) |
| Made ground on file | 35 parcels (4 unvouched) | 184 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | high (60% of the outline) | medium (82% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,142 trees (120 veterans, 577 remembered felled)** | 1,047 trees (3 veterans, 692 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) (53% of the outline, 35% residential) | Open Space Metropolitan Facilities (19% of the outline, 51% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **5% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** | 4% of the outline (3 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 15% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | — |
| The usual complaints | Rubbish/Recycling (1,347), Dumped Rubbish (1,068), Graffiti (786) | Graffiti (1,285), Water Leak (457), Roading/Streets (404) |
| Schools | 0 | **2** |
| Parks | 5 | **10** |
| Facilities | 0 | **2** |
| Tracks | 4 | **9** |
| Bus stops | 2 | **38** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **8** |
| Heritage places | **2** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Avonside counts 1,840 people (2023) to Shirley's 7,140; Avonside covers 1.2 km², Shirley 2.75 km²; the record holds 4,998 reports for Avonside and 4,694 for Shirley.

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

Avonside, 2 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=avonside&b=shirley
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=avonside · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=shirley