# Bexley vs South New Brighton, the record side by side

| | [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley) | [South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/south-new-brighton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,710 (2023) | **3,420 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,628 (indicative) | **3,321 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 963 | **1,296** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | **16%** |
| Area | **2.17 km²** | 1.39 km² |
| People per km² | 1,249 | **2,460** |
| Reports filed | 2,273 | **2,677** |
| Rank on the roll | 60th of 108 | **52nd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1,047 | **1,926** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2022-04-13 (24 reports) | **2020-07-08 (28 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **98 (2 fatal · 18 serious)** | 25 (3 fatal · 8 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **9 (biggest M3.8)** | 8 (biggest M4.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 30.6% (66 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC3 (1.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **36.6% (1 event)** | 28.9% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 46% of the outline | **83% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 4% of the outline | **30% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 26% of the outline | **28% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 25% of the outline | **49% of the outline (+20% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | **33% high-hazard (51% managed)** | 22% high-hazard (67% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **22 reaches (Knights Drain, Avon River), 8% setback strips, held edge** | 5 reaches (Beatty Street Drain, Pleasant Point Domain Drain), 1% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 537 frames filed (2011–2017) | **925 frames filed (2010–2015)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail | — |
| The remembered names | **6 plaques, Bexley Wetland, Bexley Park** | 5 plaques, South Brighton Community Centr, Te Karoro Karoro Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **14 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 5 parcels (3 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 119 parcels (8 unvouched) | 49 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 3 parcels (3 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | high (42% of the outline) | possible (46% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,068 trees (4 veterans, 410 remembered felled)** | 508 trees (3 veterans, 197 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) (32% of the outline) | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 40% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **4% of the outline (2 designations, movement)** | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 1% of the outline (3 matters, section 6) |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Rubbish/Recycling (577), Dumped Rubbish (393), Graffiti (369) | Graffiti (364), Dumped Rubbish (286), Parks (281) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | **8** | 4 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **11** | 1 |
| Bus stops | 8 | **15** |
| Bus routes through | **2** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Bexley counts 2,710 people (2023) to South New Brighton's 3,420; Bexley covers 2.17 km², South New Brighton 1.39 km²; the record holds 2,273 reports for Bexley and 2,677 for South New Brighton.

**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=south-new-brighton
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=bexley · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=south-new-brighton