# Bishopdale vs Redwood, the record side by side

| | [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale) | [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/redwood) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **9,710 (2023)** | 8,400 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **9,288 (indicative)** | 8,079 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,537** | 3,075 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 18% | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | **18%** | 16% |
| Area | 3.13 km² | **4.38 km²** |
| People per km² | **3,102** | 1,918 |
| Reports filed | 4,322 | **4,975** |
| Rank on the roll | 37th of 108 | **28th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **1,381** | 1,136 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2021-11-20 (21 reports)** | 2020-01-07 (13 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **289 (3 fatal · 57 serious)** | 271 (5 fatal · 51 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 1 (biggest M3.3) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (6.2% of the outline) | TC2 (105.1% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 4.2% (1 event) | **20.0% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 2% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (47% managed) | 0% high-hazard (31% managed), 1 ponding |
| 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) | **53 reaches (Prestons Creek, Horners Drain), 3% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | **12% under density overlays, Medium Density** | 3% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 925 frames filed (2010–2014) | **1,355 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 | 2 plaques, Murchison Park, Owen Mitchell Park |
| The rules on the ground | 7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | 7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 4 parcels (1 current) | **5 parcels (3 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 129 parcels (2 unvouched) | 216 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | medium (60% of the outline) | possible (54% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 2,490 trees (9 veterans, 1,182 remembered felled) | **2,703 trees (7 veterans, 1,203 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (52% of the outline, 65% residential) | Residential Suburban (46% of the outline, 67% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 6% of the outline (5 designations, learning, power & signal) | **19% of the outline (10 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (927), Dumped Rubbish (352), Roading/Streets (343) | Graffiti (805), Water Leak (455), Roading/Streets (439) |
| Schools | **5** | 2 |
| Parks | 12 | **16** |
| Facilities | 1 | 1 |
| Tracks | 5 | **12** |
| Bus stops | 21 | **34** |
| Bus routes through | 5 | **7** |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Bishopdale counts 9,710 people (2023) to Redwood's 8,400; Bishopdale covers 3.13 km², Redwood 4.38 km²; the record holds 4,322 reports for Bishopdale and 4,975 for Redwood.

**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=redwood
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=bishopdale · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=redwood