# Bromley vs Phillipstown, the record side by side

| | [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/bromley) | [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,110 (2023) | **4,510 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,970 (indicative) | **4,098 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,131 | **1,761** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **13%** | 8% |
| Area | **7.71 km²** | 1.24 km² |
| People per km² | 403 | **3,637** |
| Reports filed | 4,603 | **11,872** |
| Rank on the roll | 33rd of 108 | **8th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 597 | **9,574** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-02-26 (51 reports) | **2021-06-19 (69 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **200 (4 fatal · 52 serious)** | 137 (2 fatal · 26 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **58 (biggest M4.3)** | 4 (biggest M3.8) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (1.3% of the outline) | TC3 (8.7% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **56.7% (2 events)** | 20.5% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 14% of the outline | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 17% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | 54% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 8% of the outline (+1% outstanding) | — |
| The waiting water | **1% high-hazard (22% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (77% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 65 reaches (Linwood Canal, Cuthberts Drain South), 1% setback strips, held edge | **13 reaches (Bells Creek, Outfall Drain), 3% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 4% under density overlays, Suburban | **48% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,477 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 1,968 frames filed (2007–2016) |
| 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** | 1 plaque, Linwood Park |
| The rules on the ground | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **45 parcels (34 current)** | 21 parcels (15 current) |
| Made ground on file | 108 parcels (5 unvouched) | 21 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (45% of the outline) | medium (95% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,142 trees (89 veterans, 1,031 remembered felled)** | 733 trees (22 veterans, 386 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Water and Margins (52% of the outline, 9% residential) | Medium density residential zone (38% of the outline, 52% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (5 designations, movement, power & signal, learning) | **5% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 3% of the outline (8 matters, residential, section 6, heritage) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **2 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (852), Rubbish/Recycling (616), Graffiti (600) | Graffiti (3,137), Dumped Rubbish (2,375), Rubbish/Recycling (1,965) |
| Schools | 1 | **2** |
| Parks | **8** | 6 |
| Facilities | **4** | 0 |
| Tracks | 7 | **11** |
| Bus stops | 16 | **19** |
| Bus routes through | 2 | **5** |
| Heritage places | 2 | **3** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Bromley counts 3,110 people (2023) to Phillipstown's 4,510; Bromley covers 7.71 km², Phillipstown 1.24 km²; the record holds 4,603 reports for Bromley and 11,872 for Phillipstown.

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

Phillipstown, 3 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=phillipstown
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=bromley · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=phillipstown