# Bishopdale vs Harewood, the record side by side

| | [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale) | [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **9,710 (2023)** | 1,390 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **9,288 (indicative)** | 1,329 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,537** | 501 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **18%** | 14% |
| 65+ (Census) | 18% | **25%** |
| Area | 3.13 km² | **11.51 km²** |
| People per km² | **3,102** | 121 |
| Reports filed | **4,335** | 2,081 |
| Rank on the roll | **37th of 108** | 62nd of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,385** | 181 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2021-11-20 (21 reports)** | 2026-01-29 (9 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **289 (3 fatal · 57 serious)** | 194 (7 fatal · 38 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 1 (biggest M3.2) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (6.2% of the outline) | TC2 (2.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 4.2% (1 event) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | 3% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 2% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (47% managed) | **4% high-hazard (2% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer | all of the outline (95% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 25 reaches (Dudley Creek, Greers Drain) | **62 reaches (Otukaikino Creek, Styx River), 4% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 12% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **925 frames filed (2010–2014)** | 231 frames filed (2011–2013) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Wheels to Wings | **0.0 km inside the outline, Wheels to Wings** |
| The remembered names | **2 plaques, Veitch Reserve, Orauwhata** | 1 plaque, Roto Kohatu |
| 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) | **11 parcels (4 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 129 parcels (2 unvouched) | 135 parcels (7 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 3 parcels (2 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (60% of the outline) | possible (60% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,490 trees (9 veterans, 1,182 remembered felled)** | 1,964 trees (20 veterans, 609 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (52% of the outline, 65% residential) | Rural Waimakariri (26% of the outline, 7% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 6% of the outline (5 designations, learning, power & signal) | **9% of the outline (3 designations, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 4 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (927), Dumped Rubbish (356), Roading/Streets (343) | Dumped Rubbish (301), Roading/Streets (280), Parks (211) |
| Schools | **5** | 1 |
| Parks | 12 | **14** |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | 5 | **6** |
| Bus stops | **21** | 12 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 3 |
| Heritage places | 0 | **5** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Bishopdale counts 9,710 people (2023) to Harewood's 1,390; Bishopdale covers 3.13 km², Harewood 11.51 km²; the record holds 4,335 reports for Bishopdale and 2,081 for Harewood.

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

Harewood, 5 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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