# Cashmere vs Spreydon, the record side by side

| | [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere) | [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,900 (2023) | **9,970 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 6,690 (indicative) | **9,279 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,508 | **3,834** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **19%** | 13% |
| Area | **13.19 km²** | 2.65 km² |
| People per km² | 523 | **3,762** |
| Reports filed | **9,776** | 7,319 |
| Rank on the roll | **11th of 108** | 16th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 741 | **2,762** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-10-11 (69 reports)** | 2018-01-15 (43 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **315 (7 fatal · 83 serious)** | 181 (1 fatal · 41 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **205 (biggest M5.6)** | 5 (biggest M4.4) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 0.2% (3 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (0.9% of the outline) | TC3 (7.8% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 2.5% (5 events) | **10.8% (5 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 14% of the outline (+79% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | 0% of the outline (+4% silent-file) | **1% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **65% of the outline (+49% outstanding)** | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (1% managed), 24 ponding | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | 1% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **119 reaches (Scotts Drain, Sibleys Drain), 9% setback strips, held edge** | 12 reaches (Wilderness Drain, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 1% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | 67% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **4,305 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 1,463 frames filed (2001–2017) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline, Nor'West Arc, Ōpāwaho River** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, Nor'West Arc +1 more |
| The remembered names | **14 plaques, Cashmere Village Green, Cracroft Reserve** | 5 plaques, Barrington Park, Spreydon Domain |
| The rules on the ground | **34 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 11 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **11 parcels (4 current)** | 9 parcels (5 current) |
| Made ground on file | 163 parcels (5 unvouched) | 52 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 510 rocks (212 fell, 57 wobble easy) | — |
| Cleanups on file | 6 parcels (1 verified) | 3 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (90% of the outline) | medium (86% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 4 defences (1 rated poor) | — |
| The canopy | **1,759 trees (39 veterans, 730 remembered felled)** | 1,452 trees (57 veterans, 582 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (37% of the outline, 22% residential) | Medium density residential zone (67% of the outline, 73% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (1 designation, movement) | **2% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | **13 scheduled items (5 highly significant)** | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (1,276), Graffiti (1,176), Roading/Streets (851) | Graffiti (898), Dumped Rubbish (877), Water Leak (740) |
| Schools | 2 | **3** |
| Parks | **27** | 9 |
| Facilities | **2** | 1 |
| Tracks | **28** | 17 |
| Bus stops | 36 | 36 |
| Bus routes through | 3 | **5** |
| Heritage places | **14** | 4 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Cashmere and Spreydon?**

Cashmere counts 6,900 people (2023) to Spreydon's 9,970; Cashmere covers 13.19 km², Spreydon 2.65 km²; the record holds 9,776 reports for Cashmere and 7,319 for Spreydon.

**Which has more heritage places, Cashmere or Spreydon?**

Cashmere, 14 on the heritage register to the other’s 4.

**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=cashmere&b=spreydon
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