# Bromley vs South New Brighton, the record side by side

| | [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/bromley) | [South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/south-new-brighton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,110 (2023) | **3,420 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,970 (indicative) | **3,321 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,131 | **1,296** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 19% | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | **16%** |
| Area | **7.71 km²** | 1.39 km² |
| People per km² | 403 | **2,460** |
| Reports filed | **4,617** | 2,677 |
| Rank on the roll | **33rd of 108** | 52nd of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 599 | **1,926** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2024-02-26 (51 reports)** | 2020-07-08 (28 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **200 (4 fatal · 52 serious)** | 25 (3 fatal · 8 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **58 (biggest M4.3)** | 8 (biggest M4.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (1.3% of the outline) | TC3 (1.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **56.7% (2 events)** | 28.9% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 14% of the outline | **83% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 17% of the outline | **30% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | **54% of the outline** | 28% of the outline |
| The kept view | 8% of the outline (+1% outstanding) | **49% of the outline (+20% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | 1% high-hazard (22% managed) | **22% high-hazard (67% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **65 reaches (Linwood Canal, Cuthberts Drain South), 1% setback strips, held edge** | 5 reaches (Beatty Street Drain, Pleasant Point Domain Drain), 1% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | 4% under density overlays, Suburban | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,477 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 925 frames filed (2010–2015) |
| The pedal network | 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, South Brighton Community Centr, Te Karoro Karoro Reserve |
| 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) | — |
| Made ground on file | 108 parcels (5 unvouched) | 49 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | 3 parcels (3 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (45% of the outline) | possible (46% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,139 trees (89 veterans, 1,034 remembered felled)** | 508 trees (3 veterans, 197 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Water and Margins (52% of the outline, 9% residential) | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 40% 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 | — | 1% of the outline (3 matters, section 6) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | — |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (855), Rubbish/Recycling (616), Graffiti (600) | Graffiti (364), Dumped Rubbish (286), Parks (281) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | **8** | 4 |
| Facilities | **4** | 0 |
| Tracks | **7** | 1 |
| Bus stops | **16** | 15 |
| Bus routes through | **2** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **2** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Bromley and South New Brighton?**

Bromley counts 3,110 people (2023) to South New Brighton's 3,420; Bromley covers 7.71 km², South New Brighton 1.39 km²; the record holds 4,617 reports for Bromley and 2,677 for South New Brighton.

**Which has more heritage places, Bromley or South New Brighton?**

Bromley, 2 on the heritage register to the other’s 0.

**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=south-new-brighton
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