# Broomfield vs Russley, the record side by side

| | [Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/broomfield) | [Russley](https://www.chch.live/russley) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 306 | **2,440 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **2,784 (indicative)** | 1,074 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,065** | 429 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | 18% | **31%** |
| Area | **2.08 km²** | 1.3 km² |
| People per km² | 147 | **1,877** |
| Reports filed | **1,407** | 1,118 |
| Rank on the roll | **71st of 108** | 73rd of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 676 | **860** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2017-09-04 (10 reports) | **2023-01-11 (15 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 21 (0 fatal · 7 serious) | **108 (7 fatal · 30 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **2 (biggest M3.7)** | 1 (biggest M3.5) |
| 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 (16% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 16 reaches (Paparua Stream, Paparua South Branch), 2% setback strips | **14 reaches (Ilam Stream, Pinehurst Crescent Drain), 3% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 365 frames filed (2012–2014) | **415 frames filed (2011–2014)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, South Express | **0.0 km inside the outline** |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Glen Kerran Drainage Reserve | **3 plaques, Avonhead Park, Manakura 1 Drainage Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | **4 parcels (1 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 47 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 20 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | 2 parcels (2 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)** | 572 trees (1 veteran, 299 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Metropolitan Facilities (38% of the outline, 43% residential) | Residential Suburban (46% of the outline, 48% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 4% of the outline (1 designation, movement) | **7% of the outline (7 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (278), Graffiti (175), Overgrown Vegetation (103) | Roading/Streets (191), Water Leak (127), Overgrown Vegetation (75) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | **14** | 3 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 3 | 3 |
| Bus stops | 4 | **12** |
| Bus routes through | 2 | **3** |
| Heritage places | **1** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Broomfield counts 306 people (the last count) to Russley's 2,440; Broomfield covers 2.08 km², Russley 1.3 km²; the record holds 1,407 reports for Broomfield and 1,118 for Russley.

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

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=russley
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=broomfield · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=russley