# Charteris Bay vs Port Levy, the record side by side

| | [Charteris Bay](https://www.chch.live/charteris-bay) | [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 129 | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **1,536 (indicative)** | 651 (indicative) |
| Census households | **693** | 276 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 27% |
| Area | — | 83.13 km² |
| People per km² | — | — |
| Reports filed | 67 | **84** |
| Rank on the roll | 103rd of 108 | **100th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | — | 1 |
| First report on record | 2016 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2026-06-20 (3 reports) | **2019-06-21 (7 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | — | 5 (1 fatal · 1 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 87 (biggest M4.9) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | 16.1% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 0% of the outline (+81% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | — | 36% of the outline (+19% silent-file) |
| The wild ledger | — | 3% of the outline (+3% identified only) |
| The kept view | — | 82% of the outline (+15% outstanding), 5 ridgelines |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | — | 67 reaches (Owhetoro Stream, Te Kawa Stream), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | — | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | — | 5 frames filed |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | — | 2 plaques, Port Levy Former School Site |
| The rules on the ground | — | 4 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | — | — |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | — | 1 tree (1 veteran) |
| The plan’s word | — | Rural Banks Peninsula (73% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 2 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (21), Damaged Road (13), Roads - General (4) | Roading/Streets (26), Parks (12), Trees - General (4) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | 0 | **2** |
| Facilities | 0 | **5** |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 3 | 3 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Charteris Bay and Port Levy?**

the record holds 67 reports for Charteris Bay and 84 for Port Levy.

**Which has more heritage places, Charteris Bay or Port Levy?**

Even, 3 each on the heritage register.

**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=charteris-bay&b=port-levy
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