# Broomfield vs Hornby South, the record side by side

| | [Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/broomfield) | [Hornby South](https://www.chch.live/hornby-south) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 306 | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,784 (indicative) | **4,554 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,065 | **1,740** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | **18%** | 15% |
| Area | 2.08 km² | **3.49 km²** |
| People per km² | 147 | — |
| Reports filed | **1,403** | 513 |
| Rank on the roll | **71st of 108** | 87th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **675** | 147 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2017-09-04 (10 reports) | **2023-05-08 (19 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 21 (0 fatal · 7 serious) | **67 (6 fatal · 20 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 2 (biggest M3.7) | 2 (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** | 83% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 16 reaches (Paparua Stream, Paparua South Branch), 2% setback strips | — |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **365 frames filed (2012–2014)** | 188 frames filed (2010–2013) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, South Express | **0.0 km inside the outline, Little River Link** |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Glen Kerran Drainage Reserve | — |
| The rules on the ground | **3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 1 drawn rule, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | **30 parcels (12 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 47 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 59 parcels (7 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | 4 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | low (100% of the outline) | unlikely (57% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,117 trees (no veterans, 518 remembered felled)** | 281 trees (no veterans, 30 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Metropolitan Facilities (38% of the outline, 43% residential) | Industrial Heavy (57% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 4% of the outline (1 designation, movement) | **4% of the outline (3 designations, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (276), Graffiti (175), Overgrown Vegetation (103) | Roading/Streets (86), Graffiti (59), Water Leak (35) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | **14** | 3 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **3** | 2 |
| Bus stops | 4 | — |
| Bus routes through | 2 | — |
| Heritage places | **1** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Broomfield and Hornby South?**

Broomfield covers 2.08 km², Hornby South 3.49 km²; the record holds 1,403 reports for Broomfield and 513 for Hornby South.

**Which has more heritage places, Broomfield or Hornby South?**

Broomfield, 1 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=broomfield&b=hornby-south
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=broomfield · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hornby-south