# Belfast vs Casebrook, the record side by side

| | [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast) | [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/casebrook) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,280 (2023) | **6,720 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 4,860 (indicative) | **6,090 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,905 | **2,382** |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 23% |
| Area | **10.21 km²** | 3.44 km² |
| People per km² | 517 | **1,953** |
| Reports filed | **3,000** | 2,977 |
| Rank on the roll | **49th of 108** | 51st of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 294 | **865** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2020-07-22 (16 reports)** | 2026-09-04 (15 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **247 (8 fatal · 51 serious)** | 75 (1 fatal · 21 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.4) | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (12.9% of the outline) | TC2 (13.4% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 10.8% (2 events) | **11.8% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline (+55% silent-file) | — |
| The wild ledger | 3% of the outline | **3% of the outline** |
| The kept view | **5% of the outline (+1% outstanding)** | 4% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **9% high-hazard (11% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (41% managed) |
| The quiet lines | 56% of the outline (2% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | **all of the outline (4% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer** |
| The drawn water | **189 reaches (Kaputone Creek, Wilsons Drain), 14% setback strips, held edge** | 105 reaches (Styx Drain, Cavendish Stream), 9% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | 10% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 420 frames filed (2010–2013) | **791 frames filed (2010–2014)** |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Northern Line** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Northern Line |
| The remembered names | **8 plaques, Belfast Cemetery** | 1 plaque, Tulett Park |
| The rules on the ground | **7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **19 parcels (12 current)** | 4 parcels (1 current) |
| Made ground on file | 206 parcels (5 unvouched) | 218 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 6 parcels (1 verified) | 4 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (100% of the outline) | possible (52% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 2,572 trees (29 veterans, 619 remembered felled) | **2,599 trees (4 veterans, 672 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Urban Fringe (26% of the outline, 27% residential) | Residential New Neighbourhood (34% of the outline, 68% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **9% of the outline (9 designations, movement)** | 2% of the outline (2 designations, learning, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 2% of the outline (3 matters, section 6, infrastructure) | — |
| The listed city | 6 scheduled items (2 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (343), Dumped Rubbish (277), Parks (266) | Dumped Rubbish (277), Overgrown Vegetation (253), Parks (251) |
| Schools | **2** | 1 |
| Parks | 10 | **13** |
| Facilities | **2** | 1 |
| Tracks | 6 | **8** |
| Bus stops | 25 | **32** |
| Bus routes through | **4** | 3 |
| Heritage places | **7** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Belfast and Casebrook?**

Belfast counts 5,280 people (2023) to Casebrook's 6,720; Belfast covers 10.21 km², Casebrook 3.44 km²; the record holds 3,000 reports for Belfast and 2,977 for Casebrook.

**Which has more heritage places, Belfast or Casebrook?**

Belfast, 7 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=belfast&b=casebrook
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=belfast · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=casebrook