# Cashmere vs Westmorland, the record side by side

| | [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere) | [Westmorland](https://www.chch.live/westmorland) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **6,900 (2023)** | 2,910 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **6,690 (indicative)** | 2,667 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,508** | 945 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **19%** | 18% |
| Area | **13.19 km²** | 2.51 km² |
| People per km² | 523 | **1,159** |
| Reports filed | **9,796** | 1,506 |
| Rank on the roll | **11th of 108** | 69th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **743** | 600 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-10-11 (69 reports)** | 2026-01-06 (11 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **315 (7 fatal · 83 serious)** | 18 (0 fatal · 7 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **205 (biggest M5.6)** | 24 (biggest M3.7) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 0.2% (3 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (0.9% of the outline) | TC2 (7.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 2.5% (5 events) | **43.7% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | **14% of the outline (+79% broad overlay)** | 3% of the outline (+45% 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 | **17% high-hazard (41% managed), 1 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **119 reaches (Scotts Drain, Sibleys Drain), 9% setback strips, held edge** | 41 reaches (Cashmere Stream, Dunbar Waterway), 7% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **4,305 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 882 frames filed (2011–2013) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline, Nor'West Arc, Ōpāwaho River** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | **14 plaques, Cashmere Village Green, Cracroft Reserve** | 1 plaque, Penruddock 2 Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **34 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 11 parcels (4 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 163 parcels (5 unvouched) | 188 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 510 rocks (212 fell, 57 wobble easy) | — |
| Cleanups on file | 6 parcels (1 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (90% of the outline) | possible (47% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 4 defences (1 rated poor) | — |
| The canopy | **1,759 trees (39 veterans, 730 remembered felled)** | 642 trees (1 veteran, 129 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (37% of the outline, 22% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (35% of the outline, 39% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (1 designation, movement) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 13 scheduled items (5 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (1,285), Graffiti (1,176), Roading/Streets (851) | Roading/Streets (192), Water Leak (169), Parks (140) |
| Schools | **2** | 0 |
| Parks | **27** | 5 |
| Facilities | **2** | 0 |
| Tracks | **28** | 3 |
| Bus stops | **36** | 12 |
| Bus routes through | **3** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **14** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Cashmere counts 6,900 people (2023) to Westmorland's 2,910; Cashmere covers 13.19 km², Westmorland 2.51 km²; the record holds 9,796 reports for Cashmere and 1,506 for Westmorland.

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

Cashmere, 14 on the heritage register to the other’s 0.

**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=westmorland
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=cashmere · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=westmorland