# Burwood vs Marshland, the record side by side

| | [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood) | [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **6,360 (2023)** | 1,540 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,564 (indicative)** | 1,392 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,329** | 498 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **21%** | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 15% | **30%** |
| Area | 5.88 km² | **8.75 km²** |
| People per km² | **1,082** | 176 |
| Reports filed | **8,194** | 2,470 |
| Rank on the roll | **15th of 108** | 56th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,394** | 282 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2023-10-30 (59 reports)** | 2021-06-02 (19 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 219 (1 fatal · 44 serious) | **253 (5 fatal · 62 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **5 (biggest M3.3)** | 4 (biggest M3.8) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 10.2% (60 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (31.1% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | **43.2% (2 events)** | 19.6% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 3% of the outline | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 52% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | **28% of the outline** | 2% of the outline |
| The kept view | **23% of the outline (+19% outstanding)** | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **27% high-hazard (65% managed)** | 3% high-hazard (15% managed), 1 ponding |
| The quiet lines | — | 31% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **81 reaches (Angela Stream, Horseshoe Lake Outlet), 10% setback strips, held edge** | 162 reaches (Rhodes Drain, Canal Reserve Drain), 4% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, Suburban | **1% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **3,224 frames filed (2001–2016)** | 57 frames filed (2011–2014) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline** |
| The remembered names | **10 plaques, Donnell Sports Park, Brooker Monument** | 4 plaques, Little Poland Park, John Lindsay Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **16 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 4 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **10 parcels (3 current)** | 2 parcels (2 current) |
| Made ground on file | 438 parcels (7 unvouched) | 309 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | 2 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | high (48% of the outline) | possible (70% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 2,250 trees (72 veterans, 1,404 remembered felled) | **2,388 trees (10 veterans, 470 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (29% of the outline, 32% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (57% of the outline, 33% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **2% of the outline (3 designations, movement)** | 1% of the outline (3 designations, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | **3% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure)** | 3% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure) |
| The listed city | — | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,905), Rubbish/Recycling (1,280), Dumped Rubbish (995) | Overgrown Vegetation (298), Roading/Streets (295), Parks (271) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | **18** | 3 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **25** | 8 |
| Bus stops | **46** | 10 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | **1** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Burwood and Marshland?**

Burwood counts 6,360 people (2023) to Marshland's 1,540; Burwood covers 5.88 km², Marshland 8.75 km²; the record holds 8,194 reports for Burwood and 2,470 for Marshland.

**Which has more heritage places, Burwood or Marshland?**

Marshland, 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=burwood&b=marshland
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=burwood · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=marshland