# Casebrook vs Northwood, the record side by side

| | [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/casebrook) | [Northwood](https://www.chch.live/northwood) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **6,720 (2023)** | 4,460 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **6,090 (indicative)** | 4,287 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,382** | 1,695 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **15%** | 13% |
| 65+ (Census) | 23% | **26%** |
| Area | 3.44 km² | **6.33 km²** |
| People per km² | **1,953** | 705 |
| Reports filed | **2,977** | 2,309 |
| Rank on the roll | **51st of 108** | 59th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **865** | 365 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2026-09-04 (15 reports)** | 2023-02-27 (10 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **75 (1 fatal · 21 serious)** | 54 (1 fatal · 10 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 2 (biggest M3.2) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (13.4% of the outline) | TC2 (18.1% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **11.8% (1 event)** | 0.8% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | 3% of the outline | **12% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 4% of the outline | **11% of the outline** |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (41% managed) | **6% high-hazard (9% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline (4% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | all of the outline (69% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 105 reaches (Styx Drain, Cavendish Stream), 9% setback strips, held edge | **55 reaches (Styx River, Harts Creek), 12% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | — | 4% under density overlays, Suburban |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **791 frames filed (2010–2014)** | 587 frames filed (2010–2014) |
| 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 |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Tulett Park | **20 plaques, Groynes, Styx Mill Conservation Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | 6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 4 parcels (1 current) | **5 parcels (none current)** |
| Made ground on file | 218 parcels (3 unvouched) | 130 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 4 parcels (none verified) | 2 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (52% of the outline) | possible (90% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,599 trees (4 veterans, 672 remembered felled)** | 2,147 trees (6 veterans, 513 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential New Neighbourhood (34% of the outline, 68% residential) | Specific Purpose (Golf Resort) (32% of the outline, 21% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (2 designations, learning, movement) | **5% of the outline (5 designations, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (277), Overgrown Vegetation (253), Parks (251) | Parks (318), Overgrown Vegetation (254), Roading/Streets (243) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | 13 | **17** |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | **8** | 0 |
| Bus stops | **32** | 12 |
| Bus routes through | **3** | 2 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Casebrook counts 6,720 people (2023) to Northwood's 4,460; Casebrook covers 3.44 km², Northwood 6.33 km²; the record holds 2,977 reports for Casebrook and 2,309 for Northwood.

**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=northwood
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