# Bottle Lake vs Parklands, the record side by side

| | [Bottle Lake](https://www.chch.live/bottle-lake) | [Parklands](https://www.chch.live/parklands) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,090 (2023) | **10,420 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 4,011 (indicative) | **10,152 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,479 | **3,627** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 20% | 20% |
| 65+ (Census) | **16%** | 15% |
| Area | **12.44 km²** | 5.62 km² |
| People per km² | 88 | **1,854** |
| Reports filed | 549 | **4,955** |
| Rank on the roll | 85th of 108 | **29th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 44 | **882** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-11-07 (9 reports) | **2020-08-25 (25 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 6 (0 fatal · 2 serious) | **94 (0 fatal · 18 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 4 (biggest M3.7) | 4 (biggest M3.5) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC2 (28.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **34.3% (2 events)** | 6.8% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 12% of the outline | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline (+1% silent-file) | **4% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 10% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 14% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | **2% high-hazard (31% managed), 14 ponding** | 0% high-hazard (6% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **12 reaches (Treleavens Drain, Styx River), 2% setback strips, held edge** | 26 reaches (Putake Drain, Snellings Drain), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | — | 2% under density overlays, Suburban |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 12 frames filed (2012–2015) | **3,945 frames filed (2011–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline** |
| The remembered names | — | 8 plaques, Parklands Reserve, Alpine View Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | 8 parcels (4 current) |
| Made ground on file | 9 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 244 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | 2 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (94% of the outline) | high (37% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 132 trees (1 veteran, 32 remembered felled) | **3,118 trees (11 veterans, 1,611 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Natural (60% of the outline) | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 43% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (141), Rubbish/Recycling (57), Park - General Request (47) | Graffiti (735), Parks (537), Roading/Streets (526) |
| Schools | 0 | **2** |
| Parks | 4 | **37** |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | 1 | **8** |
| Bus stops | — | 40 |
| Bus routes through | — | 3 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Bottle Lake and Parklands?**

Bottle Lake counts 1,090 people (2023) to Parklands's 10,420; Bottle Lake covers 12.44 km², Parklands 5.62 km²; the record holds 549 reports for Bottle Lake and 4,955 for Parklands.

**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=bottle-lake&b=parklands
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=bottle-lake · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=parklands