# Belfast vs Coutts Island, the record side by side

| | [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast) | [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,280 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 4,860 (indicative) | — |
| Census households | 1,905 | — |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | — |
| 65+ (Census) | — | — |
| Area | 10.21 km² | **12.01 km²** |
| People per km² | 517 | — |
| Reports filed | **3,015** | 429 |
| Rank on the roll | **49th of 108** | 90th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **295** | 36 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2020-07-22 (16 reports)** | 2026-10-01 (7 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **248 (8 fatal · 51 serious)** | 5 (0 fatal · 2 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.4) | **2 (biggest M3.2)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (12.9% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | 10.8% (2 events) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline (+55% silent-file) | **2% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 3% of the outline | **7% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 5% of the outline (+1% outstanding) | **13% of the outline (+13% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | 9% high-hazard (11% managed) | **11% high-hazard** |
| The quiet lines | 56% of the outline (2% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | **88% of the outline (85% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer** |
| The drawn water | **189 reaches (Kaputone Creek, Wilsons Drain), 14% setback strips, held edge** | 104 reaches (Waimakariri River South Branch, Otukaikino Creek), 13% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | 10% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 420 frames filed (2010–2013) | — |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Northern Line | — |
| The remembered names | 8 plaques, Belfast Cemetery | 8 plaques, Coutts Island War Memorial, Groynes |
| The rules on the ground | 7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | 7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **19 parcels (12 current)** | 1 parcel (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 206 parcels (5 unvouched) | 3 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 6 parcels (1 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (100% of the outline) | possible (98% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,572 trees (29 veterans, 619 remembered felled)** | 51 trees (7 veterans, 16 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Urban Fringe (26% of the outline, 27% residential) | Rural Waimakariri (75% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 9% of the outline (9 designations, 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 (279), Parks (266) | Dumped Rubbish (122), Parks (58), Rubbish/Recycling (44) |
| Schools | **2** | 0 |
| Parks | **10** | 4 |
| Facilities | **2** | 0 |
| Tracks | **6** | 1 |
| Bus stops | 25 | — |
| Bus routes through | 4 | — |
| Heritage places | **7** | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Belfast and Coutts Island?**

Belfast covers 10.21 km², Coutts Island 12.01 km²; the record holds 3,015 reports for Belfast and 429 for Coutts Island.

**Which has more heritage places, Belfast or Coutts Island?**

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