# Bexley vs New Brighton, the record side by side

| | [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley) | [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,710 (2023) | **6,510 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,628 (indicative) | **3,159 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 963 | **1,425** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | **17%** |
| Area | 2.17 km² | **4.06 km²** |
| People per km² | 1,249 | **1,603** |
| Reports filed | 2,265 | **16,222** |
| Rank on the roll | 60th of 108 | **5th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1,044 | **3,996** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2022-04-13 (24 reports) | **2023-10-29 (80 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 98 (2 fatal · 18 serious) | **194 (5 fatal · 35 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 9 (biggest M3.8) | **10 (biggest M3.9)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | **30.6% (66 ha)** | 9.4% (38 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC2 (44.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **36.6% (1 event)** | 10.4% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 46% of the outline | **65% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 4% of the outline | **11% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | **26% of the outline** | 10% of the outline |
| The kept view | **25% of the outline** | 16% of the outline (+2% outstanding) |
| The waiting water | **33% high-hazard (51% managed)** | 14% high-hazard (71% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **22 reaches (Knights Drain, Avon River), 8% setback strips, held edge** | 11 reaches (Rawhiti Domain Drain, Tovey Street Drain), 5% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 537 frames filed (2011–2017) | **4,196 frames filed (2011–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail** |
| The remembered names | 6 plaques, Bexley Wetland, Bexley Park | **28 plaques, New Brighton Beach Developed, Lonsdale St And Shackleton St** |
| The rules on the ground | 14 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **33 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 5 parcels (3 current) | **18 parcels (9 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 119 parcels (8 unvouched) | 154 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 7 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | high (42% of the outline) | possible (43% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,068 trees (4 veterans, 410 remembered felled) | **2,022 trees (43 veterans, 1,210 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) (32% of the outline) | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 44% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **4% of the outline (2 designations, movement)** | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 5% of the outline (7 matters, section 6) |
| The listed city | — | 3 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Rubbish/Recycling (577), Dumped Rubbish (392), Graffiti (369) | Graffiti (5,963), Parks (1,186), Rubbish/Recycling (1,110) |
| Schools | 0 | **2** |
| Parks | 8 | 8 |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | 11 | **14** |
| Bus stops | 8 | **55** |
| Bus routes through | 2 | **5** |
| Heritage places | 0 | **3** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Bexley and New Brighton?**

Bexley counts 2,710 people (2023) to New Brighton's 6,510; Bexley covers 2.17 km², New Brighton 4.06 km²; the record holds 2,265 reports for Bexley and 16,222 for New Brighton.

**Which has more heritage places, Bexley or New Brighton?**

New Brighton, 3 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=bexley&b=new-brighton
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=bexley · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=new-brighton