# Bromley vs Linwood, the record side by side

| | [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/bromley) | [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,110 (2023) | **10,920 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,970 (indicative) | **9,951 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,131 | **4,146** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **13%** | 12% |
| Area | **7.71 km²** | 2.83 km² |
| People per km² | 403 | **3,859** |
| Reports filed | 4,612 | **15,663** |
| Rank on the roll | 33rd of 108 | **6th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 598 | **5,535** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-02-26 (51 reports) | **2019-02-23 (64 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 200 (4 fatal · 52 serious) | **471 (5 fatal · 83 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **58 (biggest M4.3)** | 4 (biggest M4.1) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 1.2% (3 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (1.3% of the outline) | TC3 (3.4% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **56.7% (2 events)** | 2.6% (2 events) |
| The sea’s reach | 14% of the outline | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **17% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | **54% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **8% of the outline (+1% outstanding)** | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **1% high-hazard (22% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (46% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 65 reaches (Linwood Canal, Cuthberts Drain South), 1% setback strips, held edge | **20 reaches (Brittans Drain, Buckleys Road Drain), 3% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 4% under density overlays, Suburban | **58% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 2,477 frames filed (2010–2016) | **2,685 frames filed (2011–2016)** |
| 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), Rapanui Shag Rock |
| The remembered names | **32 plaques, Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Bromley Cemetery** | 5 plaques, Beverley Park, William Brittan Garden Opening |
| The rules on the ground | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 10 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **45 parcels (34 current)** | 23 parcels (4 current) |
| Made ground on file | 108 parcels (5 unvouched) | 103 parcels (11 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | 37 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (45% of the outline) | medium (96% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,139 trees (89 veterans, 1,034 remembered felled)** | 1,582 trees (48 veterans, 684 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Water and Margins (52% of the outline, 9% residential) | Medium density residential zone (39% of the outline, 63% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **2% of the outline (5 designations, movement, power & signal, learning)** | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 2% of the outline (2 matters, heritage) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **7 scheduled items (3 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (855), Rubbish/Recycling (616), Graffiti (600) | Graffiti (4,484), Dumped Rubbish (2,894), Rubbish/Recycling (2,386) |
| Schools | 1 | **3** |
| Parks | 8 | **9** |
| Facilities | **4** | 3 |
| Tracks | 7 | **21** |
| Bus stops | 16 | **34** |
| Bus routes through | 2 | **8** |
| Heritage places | 2 | **12** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Bromley counts 3,110 people (2023) to Linwood's 10,920; Bromley covers 7.71 km², Linwood 2.83 km²; the record holds 4,612 reports for Bromley and 15,663 for Linwood.

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

Linwood, 12 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

**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=linwood
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=bromley · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=linwood