# Bottle Lake vs Waimairi Beach, the record side by side

| | [Bottle Lake](https://www.chch.live/bottle-lake) | [Waimairi Beach](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,090 (2023) | **1,340 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **4,011 (indicative)** | 1,293 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,479** | 468 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | 16% | **19%** |
| Area | **12.44 km²** | 1.25 km² |
| People per km² | 88 | **1,072** |
| Reports filed | 549 | **1,103** |
| Rank on the roll | 85th of 108 | **74th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 44 | **882** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-11-07 (9 reports) | **2018-03-21 (21 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **6 (0 fatal · 2 serious)** | 4 (0 fatal · 0 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **4 (biggest M3.7)** | 1 (biggest M3.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 34.3% (2 events) | — |
| The sea’s reach | 12% of the outline | **17% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline (+1% silent-file) | — |
| The wild ledger | 10% of the outline | **12% of the outline** |
| The kept view | **14% of the outline** | 12% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **2% high-hazard (31% managed), 14 ponding** | 0% high-hazard (12% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **12 reaches (Treleavens Drain, Styx River), 2% setback strips, held edge** | , held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 12 frames filed (2012–2015) | **573 frames filed (2011–2013)** |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | — | — |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | 1 parcel (1 current) |
| Made ground on file | 9 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 41 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (94% of the outline) | possible (85% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 132 trees (1 veteran, 32 remembered felled) | **153 trees (no veterans, 104 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Natural (60% of the outline) | Specific Purpose (Burwood Landfill & Resource Recovery Park) (37% of the outline, 24% 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) | Parks (142), Graffiti (113), Rubbish/Recycling (95) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | 4 | **5** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 1 | 1 |
| Bus stops | — | 8 |
| Bus routes through | — | 1 |
| 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 Waimairi Beach?**

Bottle Lake counts 1,090 people (2023) to Waimairi Beach's 1,340; Bottle Lake covers 12.44 km², Waimairi Beach 1.25 km²; the record holds 549 reports for Bottle Lake and 1,103 for Waimairi Beach.

**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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