# Burnside vs Ilam, the record side by side

| | [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside) | [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **10,810 (2023)** | 10,730 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 9,912 (indicative) | **10,224 (indicative)** |
| Census households | **3,390** | 2,673 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 10% |
| 65+ (Census) | **15%** | 10% |
| Area | **5.26 km²** | 3.85 km² |
| People per km² | 2,055 | **2,787** |
| Reports filed | **5,809** | 5,640 |
| Rank on the roll | **21st of 108** | 22nd of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 1,104 | **1,465** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-08-18 (29 reports)** | 2023-11-25 (23 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **351 (7 fatal · 74 serious)** | 313 (2 fatal · 45 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.1) | 1 (biggest M3.1) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (2.0% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | **12.3% (1 event)** | 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 (6% managed) | 0% high-hazard (20% managed) |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline (35% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | all of the outline (44% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 52 reaches (Wairarapa Stream, Waimairi Stream), 2% setback strips | **102 reaches (Waimairi Stream, Avon River), 3% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 2% under density overlays, Suburban | **18% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **1,382 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 1,304 frames filed (2010–2014) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Wheels to Wings | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Uni-Cycle** |
| The remembered names | 8 plaques, Avice Hill Reserve, Burnside Park | — |
| The rules on the ground | 13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | 13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **9 parcels (4 current)** | 6 parcels (3 current) |
| Made ground on file | 128 parcels (5 unvouched) | 107 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (1 verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (66% of the outline) | possible (56% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **4,875 trees (83 veterans, 1,802 remembered felled)** | 2,438 trees (42 veterans, 1,205 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (43% of the outline, 45% residential) | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 58% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **8% of the outline (6 designations, learning, movement)** | 3% of the outline (3 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 30% of the outline (15 matters, utilities, heritage) |
| The listed city | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) | **16 scheduled items (10 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (715), Roading/Streets (644), Parks (565) | Roading/Streets (763), Dumped Rubbish (662), Graffiti (588) |
| Schools | **5** | 3 |
| Parks | **19** | 7 |
| Facilities | **3** | 0 |
| Tracks | 27 | **30** |
| Bus stops | **80** | 38 |
| Bus routes through | **9** | 7 |
| Heritage places | 1 | **15** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Burnside counts 10,810 people (2023) to Ilam's 10,730; Burnside covers 5.26 km², Ilam 3.85 km²; the record holds 5,809 reports for Burnside and 5,640 for Ilam.

**Which has more heritage places, Burnside 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=burnside&b=ilam
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=burnside · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=ilam