# Bryndwr vs Northcote, the record side by side

| | [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr) | [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **9,850 (2023)** | 2,750 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **6,243 (indicative)** | 2,667 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,316** | 1,083 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **18%** | 17% |
| 65+ (Census) | 16% | **18%** |
| Area | **2.13 km²** | 1.24 km² |
| People per km² | **4,624** | 2,218 |
| Reports filed | **3,654** | 2,332 |
| Rank on the roll | **40th of 108** | 58th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 1,715 | **1,881** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2023-12-26 (16 reports) | **2023-05-26 (17 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **182 (2 fatal · 32 serious)** | 108 (0 fatal · 19 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (543.1% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | — | 5.9% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (26% managed) | 0% high-hazard (59% managed) |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 69 reaches (Taylor Stream, Wai-iti Stream), 3% setback strips | **23 reaches (Kruses Drain, Sissons Drain), 5% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 11% under density overlays, Suburban | **49% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **1,257 frames filed (2011–2016)** | 421 frames filed (2007–2015) |
| 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), Northern Line, Papanui Parallel |
| The remembered names | — | 1 plaque, Morrison Avenue Bowling Club |
| The rules on the ground | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | **4 parcels (3 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 42 parcels (2 unvouched) | 18 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (75% of the outline) | medium (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,323 trees (2 veterans, 581 remembered felled)** | 482 trees (14 veterans, 134 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (69% of the outline, 79% residential) | Medium density residential zone (34% of the outline, 60% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (1 designation, learning) | **7% of the outline (3 designations, learning, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 10% of the outline (8 matters, residential, infrastructure, nps matter) |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (667), Water Leak (487), Graffiti (406) | Graffiti (543), Dumped Rubbish (245), Water Leak (204) |
| Schools | **3** | 1 |
| Parks | 3 | **5** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **9** | 5 |
| Bus stops | **25** | 4 |
| Bus routes through | **6** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **1** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Bryndwr counts 9,850 people (2023) to Northcote's 2,750; Bryndwr covers 2.13 km², Northcote 1.24 km²; the record holds 3,654 reports for Bryndwr and 2,332 for Northcote.

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

Bryndwr, 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=bryndwr&b=northcote
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