# Broomfield vs Hei Hei, the record side by side

| | [Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/broomfield) | [Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/hei-hei) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 306 | **3,720 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,784 (indicative) | **3,429 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,065 | **1,200** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | **18%** | 12% |
| Area | **2.08 km²** | 1.7 km² |
| People per km² | 147 | **2,188** |
| Reports filed | 1,403 | **2,155** |
| Rank on the roll | 71st of 108 | **61st of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 675 | **1,268** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2017-09-04 (10 reports) | **2022-12-23 (23 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 21 (0 fatal · 7 serious) | **86 (1 fatal · 19 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **2 (biggest M3.7)** | 1 (biggest M3.8) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **16 reaches (Paparua Stream, Paparua South Branch), 2% setback strips** | 2 reaches (Paparua South Branch, Paparua Stream) |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, Medium Density | **7% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 365 frames filed (2012–2014) | **793 frames filed (2011–2014)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, South Express | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), South Express** |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Glen Kerran Drainage Reserve | 1 plaque, Peebles Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | **2 parcels (1 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 47 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 88 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | low (100% of the outline) | low (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,117 trees (no veterans, 518 remembered felled)** | 853 trees (no veterans, 317 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Metropolitan Facilities (38% of the outline, 43% residential) | Residential Suburban (49% of the outline, 58% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **4% of the outline (1 designation, movement)** | 3% of the outline (3 designations, learning, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (276), Graffiti (175), Overgrown Vegetation (103) | Graffiti (497), Dumped Rubbish (239), Roading/Streets (189) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | **14** | 10 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **3** | 2 |
| Bus stops | 4 | **24** |
| Bus routes through | 2 | **3** |
| Heritage places | 1 | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Broomfield and Hei Hei?**

Broomfield counts 306 people (the last count) to Hei Hei's 3,720; Broomfield covers 2.08 km², Hei Hei 1.7 km²; the record holds 1,403 reports for Broomfield and 2,155 for Hei Hei.

**Which has more heritage places, Broomfield or Hei Hei?**

Even, 1 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=broomfield&b=hei-hei
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=broomfield · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hei-hei