# Belfast vs Marshland, the record side by side

| | [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast) | [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **5,280 (2023)** | 1,540 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **4,860 (indicative)** | 1,392 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,905** | 498 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 30% |
| Area | **10.21 km²** | 8.75 km² |
| People per km² | **517** | 176 |
| Reports filed | **3,000** | 2,470 |
| Rank on the roll | **49th of 108** | 56th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **294** | 282 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2020-07-22 (16 reports) | **2021-06-02 (19 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 247 (8 fatal · 51 serious) | **253 (5 fatal · 62 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.4) | **4 (biggest M3.8)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (12.9% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | 10.8% (2 events) | **19.6% (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** | 2% of the outline |
| The kept view | **5% of the outline (+1% outstanding)** | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **9% high-hazard (11% managed)** | 3% high-hazard (15% managed), 1 ponding |
| The quiet lines | **56% of the outline (2% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer** | 31% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **189 reaches (Kaputone Creek, Wilsons Drain), 14% setback strips, held edge** | 162 reaches (Rhodes Drain, Canal Reserve Drain), 4% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | **10% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood** | 1% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **420 frames filed (2010–2013)** | 57 frames filed (2011–2014) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Northern Line | **0.0 km inside the outline** |
| The remembered names | **8 plaques, Belfast Cemetery** | 4 plaques, Little Poland Park, John Lindsay Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 4 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **19 parcels (12 current)** | 2 parcels (2 current) |
| Made ground on file | 206 parcels (5 unvouched) | 309 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 6 parcels (1 verified) | 2 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (100% of the outline) | possible (70% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,572 trees (29 veterans, 619 remembered felled)** | 2,388 trees (10 veterans, 470 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Urban Fringe (26% of the outline, 27% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (57% of the outline, 33% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **9% of the outline (9 designations, movement)** | 1% of the outline (3 designations, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 2% of the outline (3 matters, section 6, infrastructure) | **3% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure)** |
| The listed city | **6 scheduled items (2 highly significant)** | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (343), Dumped Rubbish (277), Parks (266) | Overgrown Vegetation (298), Roading/Streets (295), Parks (271) |
| Schools | **2** | 1 |
| Parks | **10** | 3 |
| Facilities | **2** | 0 |
| Tracks | 6 | **8** |
| Bus stops | **25** | 10 |
| Bus routes through | **4** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **7** | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Belfast counts 5,280 people (2023) to Marshland's 1,540; Belfast covers 10.21 km², Marshland 8.75 km²; the record holds 3,000 reports for Belfast and 2,470 for Marshland.

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

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=marshland
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=belfast · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=marshland