# Belfast vs Northwood, the record side by side

| | [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast) | [Northwood](https://www.chch.live/northwood) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **5,280 (2023)** | 4,460 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **4,860 (indicative)** | 4,287 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,905** | 1,695 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 13% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 26% |
| Area | **10.21 km²** | 6.33 km² |
| People per km² | 517 | **705** |
| Reports filed | **3,000** | 2,309 |
| Rank on the roll | **49th of 108** | 59th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 294 | **365** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2020-07-22 (16 reports)** | 2023-02-27 (10 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **247 (8 fatal · 51 serious)** | 54 (1 fatal · 10 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) | TC2 (18.1% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **10.8% (2 events)** | 0.8% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **1% of the outline (+55% silent-file)** | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | 3% of the outline | **12% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 5% of the outline (+1% outstanding) | **11% of the outline** |
| The waiting water | **9% high-hazard (11% managed)** | 6% high-hazard (9% managed) |
| The quiet lines | 56% of the outline (2% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | **all of the outline (69% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer** |
| The drawn water | **189 reaches (Kaputone Creek, Wilsons Drain), 14% setback strips, held edge** | 55 reaches (Styx River, Harts Creek), 12% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | **10% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood** | 4% under density overlays, Suburban |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 420 frames filed (2010–2013) | **587 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 | **20 plaques, Groynes, Styx Mill Conservation Reserve** |
| 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)** | 5 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 206 parcels (5 unvouched) | 130 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 6 parcels (1 verified) | 2 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (100% of the outline) | possible (90% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,572 trees (29 veterans, 619 remembered felled)** | 2,147 trees (6 veterans, 513 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Urban Fringe (26% of the outline, 27% residential) | Specific Purpose (Golf Resort) (32% of the outline, 21% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **9% of the outline (9 designations, movement)** | 5% of the outline (5 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 (277), Parks (266) | Parks (318), Overgrown Vegetation (254), Roading/Streets (243) |
| Schools | **2** | 0 |
| Parks | 10 | **17** |
| Facilities | **2** | 0 |
| Tracks | **6** | 0 |
| Bus stops | **25** | 12 |
| Bus routes through | **4** | 2 |
| Heritage places | **7** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Belfast counts 5,280 people (2023) to Northwood's 4,460; Belfast covers 10.21 km², Northwood 6.33 km²; the record holds 3,000 reports for Belfast and 2,309 for Northwood.

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

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