# Bishopdale vs Casebrook, the record side by side

| | [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale) | [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/casebrook) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **9,710 (2023)** | 6,720 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **9,288 (indicative)** | 6,090 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,537** | 2,382 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **18%** | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 18% | **23%** |
| Area | 3.13 km² | **3.44 km²** |
| People per km² | **3,102** | 1,953 |
| Reports filed | **4,322** | 2,977 |
| Rank on the roll | **37th of 108** | 51st of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,381** | 865 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2021-11-20 (21 reports)** | 2026-09-04 (15 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **285 (3 fatal · 57 serious)** | 75 (1 fatal · 21 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (6.2% of the outline) | TC2 (13.4% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 4.2% (1 event) | **11.8% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | 3% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 4% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (47% managed) | 0% high-hazard (41% managed) |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer | all of the outline (4% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 25 reaches (Dudley Creek, Greers Drain) | **105 reaches (Styx Drain, Cavendish Stream), 9% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 12% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **925 frames filed (2010–2014)** | 791 frames filed (2010–2014) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline, Wheels to Wings** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Northern Line |
| The remembered names | **2 plaques, Veitch Reserve, Orauwhata** | 1 plaque, Tulett Park |
| The rules on the ground | **7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 4 parcels (1 current) | 4 parcels (1 current) |
| Made ground on file | 129 parcels (2 unvouched) | 218 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 4 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (60% of the outline) | possible (52% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 2,490 trees (9 veterans, 1,182 remembered felled) | **2,599 trees (4 veterans, 672 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (52% of the outline, 65% residential) | Residential New Neighbourhood (34% of the outline, 68% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **6% of the outline (5 designations, learning, power & signal)** | 2% of the outline (2 designations, learning, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (927), Dumped Rubbish (352), Roading/Streets (343) | Dumped Rubbish (277), Overgrown Vegetation (253), Parks (251) |
| Schools | **5** | 1 |
| Parks | 12 | **13** |
| Facilities | 1 | 1 |
| Tracks | 5 | **8** |
| Bus stops | 21 | **32** |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 3 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Bishopdale counts 9,710 people (2023) to Casebrook's 6,720; Bishopdale covers 3.13 km², Casebrook 3.44 km²; the record holds 4,322 reports for Bishopdale and 2,977 for Casebrook.

**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=bishopdale&b=casebrook
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=bishopdale · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=casebrook