# Belfast vs Redwood, the record side by side

| | [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast) | [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/redwood) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,280 (2023) | **8,400 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 4,860 (indicative) | **8,079 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,905 | **3,075** |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 16% |
| Area | **10.21 km²** | 4.38 km² |
| People per km² | 517 | **1,918** |
| Reports filed | 3,000 | **4,975** |
| Rank on the roll | 49th of 108 | **28th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 294 | **1,136** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2020-07-22 (16 reports)** | 2020-01-07 (13 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 247 (8 fatal · 51 serious) | **271 (5 fatal · 51 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.4) | 1 (biggest M3.3) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (12.9% of the outline) | TC2 (105.1% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 10.8% (2 events) | **20.0% (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** | 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)** | 0% high-hazard (31% managed), 1 ponding |
| The quiet lines | 56% of the outline (2% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | **all of the outline, bird-strike buffer** |
| The drawn water | **189 reaches (Kaputone Creek, Wilsons Drain), 14% setback strips, held edge** | 53 reaches (Prestons Creek, Horners Drain), 3% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | **10% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood** | 3% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 420 frames filed (2010–2013) | **1,355 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** | 2 plaques, Murchison Park, Owen Mitchell Park |
| 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 (3 current) |
| Made ground on file | 206 parcels (5 unvouched) | 213 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 6 parcels (1 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (100% of the outline) | possible (54% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 2,572 trees (29 veterans, 619 remembered felled) | **2,703 trees (7 veterans, 1,203 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Urban Fringe (26% of the outline, 27% residential) | Residential Suburban (46% of the outline, 67% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 9% of the outline (9 designations, movement) | **19% of the outline (10 designations, movement, learning)** |
| 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) | Graffiti (805), Water Leak (455), Roading/Streets (439) |
| Schools | 2 | 2 |
| Parks | 10 | **16** |
| Facilities | **2** | 1 |
| Tracks | 6 | **12** |
| Bus stops | 25 | **34** |
| Bus routes through | 4 | **7** |
| Heritage places | **7** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Belfast counts 5,280 people (2023) to Redwood's 8,400; Belfast covers 10.21 km², Redwood 4.38 km²; the record holds 3,000 reports for Belfast and 4,975 for Redwood.

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

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