# Bryndwr vs Ilam, the record side by side

| | [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr) | [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,850 (2023) | **10,730 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 6,243 (indicative) | **10,224 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,316 | **2,673** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **18%** | 10% |
| 65+ (Census) | **16%** | 10% |
| Area | 2.13 km² | **3.85 km²** |
| People per km² | **4,624** | 2,787 |
| Reports filed | 3,654 | **5,640** |
| Rank on the roll | 40th of 108 | **22nd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **1,715** | 1,465 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2023-12-26 (16 reports) | **2023-11-25 (23 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 182 (2 fatal · 32 serious) | **313 (2 fatal · 45 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 1 (biggest M3.1) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (543.1% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | — | 0.3% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (26% managed) | 0% high-hazard (20% managed) |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer | all of the outline (44% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **69 reaches (Taylor Stream, Wai-iti Stream), 3% setback strips** | 102 reaches (Waimairi Stream, Avon River), 3% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 11% under density overlays, Suburban | **18% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,257 frames filed (2011–2016) | **1,304 frames filed (2010–2014)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Uni-Cycle** |
| The remembered names | — | — |
| The rules on the ground | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | **6 parcels (3 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 42 parcels (2 unvouched) | 107 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (75% of the outline) | possible (56% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,323 trees (2 veterans, 581 remembered felled) | **2,437 trees (42 veterans, 1,206 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (69% of the outline, 79% residential) | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 58% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (1 designation, learning) | **3% of the outline (3 designations, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 30% of the outline (15 matters, utilities, heritage) |
| The listed city | — | 16 scheduled items (10 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (667), Water Leak (487), Graffiti (406) | Roading/Streets (763), Dumped Rubbish (662), Graffiti (588) |
| Schools | 3 | 3 |
| Parks | 3 | **7** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 9 | **30** |
| Bus stops | 25 | **38** |
| Bus routes through | 6 | **7** |
| Heritage places | 1 | **15** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Bryndwr and Ilam?**

Bryndwr counts 9,850 people (2023) to Ilam's 10,730; Bryndwr covers 2.13 km², Ilam 3.85 km²; the record holds 3,654 reports for Bryndwr and 5,640 for Ilam.

**Which has more heritage places, Bryndwr or Ilam?**

Ilam, 15 on the heritage register to the other’s 1.

**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=bryndwr&b=ilam
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=bryndwr · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=ilam