# Broomfield vs Templeton, the record side by side

| | [Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/broomfield) | [Templeton](https://www.chch.live/templeton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 306 | **1,910 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **2,784 (indicative)** | 1,830 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,065** | 690 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | **18%** | 17% |
| Area | 2.08 km² | **29.25 km²** |
| People per km² | **147** | 65 |
| Reports filed | 1,403 | **1,516** |
| Rank on the roll | 71st of 108 | **68th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **675** | 52 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2017-09-04 (10 reports) | **2025-08-25 (15 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 21 (0 fatal · 7 serious) | **155 (5 fatal · 36 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 2 (biggest M3.7) | **8 (biggest M3.8)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC1 (1.9% of the outline) |
| 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** | 88% of the outline (47% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **16 reaches (Paparua Stream, Paparua South Branch), 2% setback strips** | 8 reaches (Templeton Outfall, Kirk Road Drain) |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **365 frames filed (2012–2014)** | 38 frames filed (2010–2014) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline, South Express** | 0.0 km inside the outline, South Express |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Glen Kerran Drainage Reserve | **6 plaques, Yaldhurst Cemetery, Templeton Domain** |
| 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) | **2 parcels (none current)** |
| Made ground on file | 47 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 60 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | low (100% of the outline) | unlikely (80% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,117 trees (no veterans, 518 remembered felled) | **1,321 trees (16 veterans, 427 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Metropolitan Facilities (38% of the outline, 43% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (56% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 4% of the outline (1 designation, movement) | **28% of the outline (3 designations, civic, 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) | Dumped Rubbish (198), Roading/Streets (185), Rubbish/Recycling (134) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | **14** | 13 |
| Facilities | 0 | **2** |
| Tracks | **3** | 1 |
| Bus stops | 4 | **10** |
| Bus routes through | **2** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 1 | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Broomfield counts 306 people (the last count) to Templeton's 1,910; Broomfield covers 2.08 km², Templeton 29.25 km²; the record holds 1,403 reports for Broomfield and 1,516 for Templeton.

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

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