# Bromley vs Woolston, the record side by side

| | [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/bromley) | [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,110 (2023) | **11,120 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,970 (indicative) | **10,608 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,131 | **4,371** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 17% |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | **16%** |
| Area | **7.71 km²** | 5.48 km² |
| People per km² | 403 | **2,029** |
| Reports filed | 4,603 | **16,613** |
| Rank on the roll | 33rd of 108 | **3rd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 597 | **3,032** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-02-26 (51 reports) | **2026-08-29 (62 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 200 (4 fatal · 52 serious) | **338 (6 fatal · 79 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **58 (biggest M4.3)** | 27 (biggest M4.1) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (1.3% of the outline) | TC3 (20.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **56.7% (2 events)** | 25.6% (5 events) |
| The sea’s reach | 14% of the outline | **27% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **17% of the outline** | 5% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | **54% of the outline** | 7% of the outline |
| The kept view | **8% of the outline (+1% outstanding)** | 6% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 1% high-hazard (22% managed) | **1% high-hazard (83% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 65 reaches (Linwood Canal, Cuthberts Drain South), 1% setback strips, held edge | **118 reaches (Steamwharf Stream, Bells Creek), 14% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 4% under density overlays, Suburban | **11% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 2,477 frames filed (2010–2016) | **5,354 frames filed (2007–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Rapanui Shag Rock | **0.0 km inside the outline, Heathcote Expressway, Rapanui Shag Rock +2 more** |
| The remembered names | **32 plaques, Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Bromley Cemetery** | 13 plaques, Woolston Park, Heathcote Quay Monuments |
| The rules on the ground | 13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | 13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 45 parcels (34 current) | **49 parcels (21 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 108 parcels (5 unvouched) | 252 parcels (28 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | 14 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (45% of the outline) | medium (55% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 2,142 trees (89 veterans, 1,031 remembered felled) | **2,709 trees (31 veterans, 1,255 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Water and Margins (52% of the outline, 9% residential) | Residential Suburban (33% of the outline, 55% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (5 designations, movement, power & signal, learning) | **4% of the outline (3 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 4% of the outline (4 matters, section 6) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **9 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (852), Rubbish/Recycling (616), Graffiti (600) | Dumped Rubbish (3,089), Graffiti (2,836), Rubbish/Recycling (1,665) |
| Schools | 1 | **5** |
| Parks | 8 | **27** |
| Facilities | **4** | 0 |
| Tracks | 7 | **30** |
| Bus stops | 16 | **42** |
| Bus routes through | 2 | **3** |
| Heritage places | 2 | **13** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Bromley counts 3,110 people (2023) to Woolston's 11,120; Bromley covers 7.71 km², Woolston 5.48 km²; the record holds 4,603 reports for Bromley and 16,613 for Woolston.

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

Woolston, 13 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=woolston
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=bromley · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=woolston