# Bromley vs Ferrymead, the record side by side

| | [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/bromley) | [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **3,110 (2023)** | 1,220 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **2,970 (indicative)** | 1,164 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,131** | 426 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 19% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | — |
| Area | **7.71 km²** | 2.47 km² |
| People per km² | 403 | **494** |
| Reports filed | **4,603** | 3,062 |
| Rank on the roll | **33rd of 108** | 48th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 597 | **1,240** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2024-02-26 (51 reports)** | 2016-06-01 (18 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **200 (4 fatal · 52 serious)** | 71 (3 fatal · 20 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **58 (biggest M4.3)** | 19 (biggest M4.1) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 3.3% (8 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (1.3% of the outline) | TC3 (0.8% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 56.7% (2 events) | **62.9% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | 14% of the outline | **73% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 3% of the outline (+3% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | **17% of the outline** | 16% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | **54% of the outline** | 45% of the outline |
| The kept view | 8% of the outline (+1% outstanding) | **33% of the outline** |
| The waiting water | 1% high-hazard (22% managed) | **25% high-hazard (86% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 65 reaches (Linwood Canal, Cuthberts Drain South), 1% setback strips, held edge | **93 reaches (Matuku Waterway, Avoca Valley Stream), 23% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 4% under density overlays, Suburban | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,477 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 781 frames filed (2010–2016) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Rapanui Shag Rock | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Heathcote Expressway, Rapanui Shag Rock +1 more** |
| The remembered names | **32 plaques, Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Bromley Cemetery** | 5 plaques, Avon And Heathcote Estuary, Ferrymead Park |
| The rules on the ground | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **45 parcels (34 current)** | 8 parcels (4 current) |
| Made ground on file | 108 parcels (5 unvouched) | 24 parcels (11 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 400 rocks (326 fell, 47 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (45% of the outline) | possible (61% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,142 trees (89 veterans, 1,031 remembered felled)** | 450 trees (no veterans, 132 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Water and Margins (52% of the outline, 9% residential) | Open Space Natural (40% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (5 designations, movement, power & signal, learning) | **4% of the outline (3 designations, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 4% of the outline (4 matters, section 6, utilities) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (852), Rubbish/Recycling (616), Graffiti (600) | Graffiti (750), Dumped Rubbish (325), Rubbish/Recycling (245) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **8** | 7 |
| Facilities | **4** | 0 |
| Tracks | **7** | 6 |
| Bus stops | **16** | 9 |
| Bus routes through | 2 | **3** |
| Heritage places | 2 | 2 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Bromley and Ferrymead?**

Bromley counts 3,110 people (2023) to Ferrymead's 1,220; Bromley covers 7.71 km², Ferrymead 2.47 km²; the record holds 4,603 reports for Bromley and 3,062 for Ferrymead.

**Which has more heritage places, Bromley or Ferrymead?**

Even, 2 each on the heritage register.

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