# Casebrook vs Northcote, the record side by side

| | [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/casebrook) | [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **6,720 (2023)** | 2,750 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **6,090 (indicative)** | 2,667 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,382** | 1,083 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | **17%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **23%** | 18% |
| Area | **3.44 km²** | 1.24 km² |
| People per km² | 1,953 | **2,218** |
| Reports filed | **2,977** | 2,332 |
| Rank on the roll | **51st of 108** | 58th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 865 | **1,881** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2026-09-04 (15 reports) | **2023-05-26 (17 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 75 (1 fatal · 21 serious) | **108 (0 fatal · 19 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (13.4% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | **11.8% (1 event)** | 5.9% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | 3% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 4% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (41% managed) | 0% high-hazard (59% managed) |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline (4% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **105 reaches (Styx Drain, Cavendish Stream), 9% setback strips, held edge** | 23 reaches (Kruses Drain, Sissons Drain), 5% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | — | 49% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **791 frames filed (2010–2014)** | 421 frames filed (2007–2015) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Northern Line** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Northern Line, Papanui Parallel |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Tulett Park | 1 plaque, Morrison Avenue Bowling Club |
| The rules on the ground | 6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 4 parcels (1 current) | 4 parcels (3 current) |
| Made ground on file | 218 parcels (3 unvouched) | 18 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 4 parcels (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (52% of the outline) | medium (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,599 trees (4 veterans, 672 remembered felled)** | 486 trees (14 veterans, 130 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential New Neighbourhood (34% of the outline, 68% residential) | Medium density residential zone (34% of the outline, 60% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (2 designations, learning, movement) | **7% of the outline (3 designations, learning, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 10% of the outline (8 matters, residential, infrastructure, nps matter) |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (277), Overgrown Vegetation (253), Parks (251) | Graffiti (543), Dumped Rubbish (245), Water Leak (204) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | **13** | 5 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | **8** | 5 |
| Bus stops | **32** | 4 |
| Bus routes through | **3** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Casebrook and Northcote?**

Casebrook counts 6,720 people (2023) to Northcote's 2,750; Casebrook covers 3.44 km², Northcote 1.24 km²; the record holds 2,977 reports for Casebrook and 2,332 for Northcote.

**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=casebrook&b=northcote
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=casebrook · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=northcote