# Charteris Bay vs Diamond Harbour, the record side by side

| | [Charteris Bay](https://www.chch.live/charteris-bay) | [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 129 | **1,610 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 1,536 (indicative) | 1,536 (indicative) |
| Census households | 693 | 693 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | — |
| 65+ (Census) | — | — |
| Area | — | 3.02 km² |
| People per km² | — | 533 |
| Reports filed | 67 | **1,752** |
| Rank on the roll | 103rd of 108 | **67th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | — | 580 |
| First report on record | 2016 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2026-06-20 (3 reports) | **2022-12-04 (10 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | — | 27 (0 fatal · 8 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 1 (biggest M3.4) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | 1% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 0% of the outline (+97% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | — | 100% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | 23% of the outline (+3% outstanding) |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | — | 38 reaches (Purau Stream, Church Gully Stream), 4% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | — | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | — | 202 frames filed (2012–2014) |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | — | 11 plaques, Diamond Harbour Cemetery, Stoddart Point Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | — | 15 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | — | 36 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 123 rocks (24 fell, 16 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | — | 2 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | — | 624 trees (91 veterans, 72 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | — | Residential Banks Peninsula (41% of the outline, 61% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (21), Damaged Road (13), Roads - General (4) | Roading/Streets (319), Water Leak (196), Parks (184) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 0 | **19** |
| Facilities | 0 | **3** |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 3 | **9** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Charteris Bay and Diamond Harbour?**

Charteris Bay counts 129 people (the last count) to Diamond Harbour's 1,610; the record holds 67 reports for Charteris Bay and 1,752 for Diamond Harbour.

**Which has more heritage places, Charteris Bay or Diamond Harbour?**

Diamond Harbour, 9 on the heritage register to the other’s 3.

**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.

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