# Burwood vs Parklands, the record side by side

| | [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood) | [Parklands](https://www.chch.live/parklands) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,360 (2023) | **10,420 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,564 (indicative) | **10,152 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,329 | **3,627** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **21%** | 20% |
| 65+ (Census) | 15% | 15% |
| Area | **5.88 km²** | 5.62 km² |
| People per km² | 1,082 | **1,854** |
| Reports filed | **8,194** | 4,955 |
| Rank on the roll | **15th of 108** | 29th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,394** | 882 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2023-10-30 (59 reports)** | 2020-08-25 (25 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **219 (1 fatal · 44 serious)** | 94 (0 fatal · 18 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **5 (biggest M3.3)** | 4 (biggest M3.5) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 10.2% (60 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (31.1% of the outline) | TC2 (28.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **43.2% (2 events)** | 6.8% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 3% of the outline | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **52% of the outline** | 4% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | 28% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 23% of the outline (+19% outstanding) | — |
| The waiting water | **27% high-hazard (65% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (6% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **81 reaches (Angela Stream, Horseshoe Lake Outlet), 10% setback strips, held edge** | 26 reaches (Putake Drain, Snellings Drain), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, Suburban | **2% under density overlays, Suburban** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 3,224 frames filed (2001–2016) | **3,945 frames filed (2011–2017)** |
| 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** | 8 plaques, Parklands Reserve, Alpine View Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **16 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **10 parcels (3 current)** | 8 parcels (4 current) |
| Made ground on file | 438 parcels (7 unvouched) | 244 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | 2 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | high (48% of the outline) | high (37% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 2,250 trees (72 veterans, 1,404 remembered felled) | **3,118 trees (11 veterans, 1,611 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (29% of the outline, 32% residential) | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 43% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (3 designations, movement) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | 3% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure) | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,905), Rubbish/Recycling (1,280), Dumped Rubbish (995) | Graffiti (735), Parks (537), Roading/Streets (526) |
| Schools | 1 | **2** |
| Parks | 18 | **37** |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | **25** | 8 |
| Bus stops | **46** | 40 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 3 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Burwood counts 6,360 people (2023) to Parklands's 10,420; Burwood covers 5.88 km², Parklands 5.62 km²; the record holds 8,194 reports for Burwood and 4,955 for Parklands.

**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=parklands
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=burwood · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=parklands