# Bishopdale vs Bryndwr, the record side by side

| | [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale) | [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,710 (2023) | **9,850 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **9,288 (indicative)** | 6,243 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,537** | 2,316 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 18% | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | **18%** | 16% |
| Area | **3.13 km²** | 2.13 km² |
| People per km² | 3,102 | **4,624** |
| Reports filed | **4,322** | 3,654 |
| Rank on the roll | **37th of 108** | 40th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 1,381 | **1,715** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2021-11-20 (21 reports)** | 2023-12-26 (16 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **285 (3 fatal · 57 serious)** | 182 (2 fatal · 32 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (6.2% of the outline) | TC2 (543.1% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 4.2% (1 event) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (47% managed) | 0% high-hazard (26% managed) |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 25 reaches (Dudley Creek, Greers Drain) | **69 reaches (Taylor Stream, Wai-iti Stream), 3% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | **12% under density overlays, Medium Density** | 11% under density overlays, Suburban |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 925 frames filed (2010–2014) | **1,257 frames filed (2011–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Wheels to Wings | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc** |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Veitch Reserve, Orauwhata | — |
| The rules on the ground | 7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | **4 parcels (1 current)** | 1 parcel (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 129 parcels (2 unvouched) | 42 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (60% of the outline) | medium (75% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,490 trees (9 veterans, 1,182 remembered felled)** | 1,323 trees (2 veterans, 581 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (52% of the outline, 65% residential) | Residential Suburban (69% of the outline, 79% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **6% of the outline (5 designations, learning, power & signal)** | 2% of the outline (1 designation, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (927), Dumped Rubbish (352), Roading/Streets (343) | Dumped Rubbish (667), Water Leak (487), Graffiti (406) |
| Schools | **5** | 3 |
| Parks | **12** | 3 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | 5 | **9** |
| Bus stops | 21 | **25** |
| Bus routes through | 5 | **6** |
| Heritage places | 0 | **1** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Bishopdale and Bryndwr?**

Bishopdale counts 9,710 people (2023) to Bryndwr's 9,850; Bishopdale covers 3.13 km², Bryndwr 2.13 km²; the record holds 4,322 reports for Bishopdale and 3,654 for Bryndwr.

**Which has more heritage places, Bishopdale or Bryndwr?**

Bryndwr, 1 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.

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