# Burwood vs Waimairi Beach, the record side by side

| | [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood) | [Waimairi Beach](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **6,360 (2023)** | 1,340 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,564 (indicative)** | 1,293 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,329** | 468 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **21%** | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | 15% | **19%** |
| Area | **5.88 km²** | 1.25 km² |
| People per km² | **1,082** | 1,072 |
| Reports filed | **8,215** | 1,103 |
| Rank on the roll | **15th of 108** | 74th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,397** | 882 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2023-10-30 (59 reports)** | 2018-03-21 (21 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **219 (1 fatal · 44 serious)** | 4 (0 fatal · 0 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **5 (biggest M3.3)** | 1 (biggest M3.0) |
| 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) | — |
| The sea’s reach | 3% of the outline | **17% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 52% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | **28% of the outline** | 12% of the outline |
| The kept view | **23% of the outline (+19% outstanding)** | 12% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **27% high-hazard (65% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (12% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **81 reaches (Angela Stream, Horseshoe Lake Outlet), 10% setback strips, held edge** | , held edge |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, Suburban | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **3,224 frames filed (2001–2016)** | 573 frames filed (2011–2013) |
| 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 | — |
| The rules on the ground | **16 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **10 parcels (3 current)** | 1 parcel (1 current) |
| Made ground on file | 438 parcels (7 unvouched) | 41 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | high (48% of the outline) | possible (85% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,249 trees (72 veterans, 1,405 remembered felled)** | 153 trees (no veterans, 104 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (29% of the outline, 32% residential) | Specific Purpose (Burwood Landfill & Resource Recovery Park) (37% of the outline, 24% 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 (999) | Parks (142), Graffiti (113), Rubbish/Recycling (95) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **18** | 5 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **25** | 1 |
| Bus stops | **46** | 8 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Burwood and Waimairi Beach?**

Burwood counts 6,360 people (2023) to Waimairi Beach's 1,340; Burwood covers 5.88 km², Waimairi Beach 1.25 km²; the record holds 8,215 reports for Burwood and 1,103 for Waimairi Beach.

**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=waimairi-beach
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=burwood · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=waimairi-beach