# Burwood vs North New Brighton, the record side by side

| | [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood) | [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **6,360 (2023)** | 4,220 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,564 (indicative) | **4,107 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,329 | **1,650** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **21%** | 20% |
| 65+ (Census) | 15% | 15% |
| Area | **5.88 km²** | 2 km² |
| People per km² | 1,082 | **2,110** |
| Reports filed | **8,208** | 4,459 |
| Rank on the roll | **15th of 108** | 36th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 1,396 | **2,230** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2023-10-30 (59 reports)** | 2023-03-24 (25 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **219 (1 fatal · 44 serious)** | 54 (0 fatal · 17 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 5 (biggest M3.3) | 5 (biggest M3.9) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 10.2% (60 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (31.1% of the outline) | TC3 (220.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 43.2% (2 events) | — |
| The sea’s reach | 3% of the outline | **17% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **52% of the outline** | 5% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | **28% of the outline** | 4% of the outline |
| The kept view | **23% of the outline (+19% outstanding)** | 5% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **27% high-hazard (65% managed)** | 2% high-hazard (15% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **81 reaches (Angela Stream, Horseshoe Lake Outlet), 10% setback strips, held edge** | 4 reaches (Preece Drain, Kate Sheppard Stream), 0% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, Suburban | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **3,224 frames filed (2001–2016)** | 1,835 frames filed (2011–2016) |
| 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, Queen Elizabeth Ii Park, Broad Park |
| The rules on the ground | **16 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **10 parcels (3 current)** | 3 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 438 parcels (7 unvouched) | 92 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | high (48% of the outline) | high (37% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,249 trees (72 veterans, 1,405 remembered felled)** | 1,350 trees (no veterans, 743 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (29% of the outline, 32% residential) | Residential Suburban (53% of the outline, 56% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (3 designations, movement) | **8% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 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 (997) | Graffiti (1,687), Dumped Rubbish (316), Roading/Streets (308) |
| Schools | 1 | **2** |
| Parks | **18** | 4 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **25** | 2 |
| Bus stops | **46** | 26 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 3 |
| Heritage places | 0 | **1** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Burwood and North New Brighton?**

Burwood counts 6,360 people (2023) to North New Brighton's 4,220; Burwood covers 5.88 km², North New Brighton 2 km²; the record holds 8,208 reports for Burwood and 4,459 for North New Brighton.

**Which has more heritage places, Burwood or North New Brighton?**

North New Brighton, 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=north-new-brighton
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=burwood · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=north-new-brighton