# Christchurch Central City vs Waltham, the record side by side

| | [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city) | [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **9,180 (2023)** | 4,460 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **8,148 (indicative)** | 2,175 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,861** | 999 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | — |
| 65+ (Census) | — | — |
| Area | **6.4 km²** | 1.77 km² |
| People per km² | 1,434 | **2,520** |
| Reports filed | **73,494** | 9,572 |
| Rank on the roll | **1st of 108** | 12th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **11,483** | 5,408 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2021-05-28 (234 reports)** | 2022-02-16 (42 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **1,749 (14 fatal · 281 serious)** | 343 (2 fatal · 82 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **13 (biggest M4.6)** | 1 (biggest M3.9) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 0.6% (4 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (7.6% of the outline) | TC3 (16.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **23.2% (1 event)** | 1.9% (2 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 7% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | 3% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 4% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (36% managed) | 0% high-hazard (41% managed) |
| The quiet lines | 97% of the outline, 4% loud precinct, bird-strike buffer | — |
| The drawn water | **33 reaches (Avon River, Manchester Street Drain), 11% setback strips, held edge** | 11 reaches (Jacksons Creek Lower, Jacksons Creek Lower Branch), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 15% under density overlays, Central City, 39 m ceiling | **39% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **9,501 frames filed (2007–2017)** | 4,046 frames filed (2009–2016) |
| The pedal network | **0.1 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), City to Sea Pathway, Heathcote Expressway +7 more** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Heathcote Expressway, Ōpāwaho River |
| The remembered names | **432 plaques, Botanic Gardens, Hagley Park North** | 10 plaques, Edmonds Factory Garden, Waltham Park |
| The rules on the ground | **31 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **82 parcels (34 current)** | 51 parcels (36 current) |
| Made ground on file | 118 parcels (20 unvouched) | 32 parcels (11 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 28 parcels (8 verified) | 6 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (67% of the outline) | medium (64% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **12,454 trees (583 veterans, 3,889 remembered felled)** | 965 trees (42 veterans, 635 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Community Parks (31% of the outline, 16% residential) | Medium density residential zone (38% of the outline, 39% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 8% of the outline (15 designations, other, learning, movement) | **16% of the outline (6 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | **9% of the outline (32 matters, heritage, section 6)** | 5% of the outline (11 matters, residential, nps matter, heritage) |
| The listed city | **188 scheduled items (105 highly significant)** | 5 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (27,565), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (8,459), Roading/Streets (5,297) | Graffiti (2,232), Dumped Rubbish (1,575), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (895) |
| Schools | **4** | 2 |
| Parks | **35** | 7 |
| Facilities | **10** | 0 |
| Tracks | **30** | 13 |
| Bus stops | **76** | 17 |
| Bus routes through | **17** | 6 |
| Heritage places | **185** | 6 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Christchurch Central City and Waltham?**

Christchurch Central City counts 9,180 people (2023) to Waltham's 4,460; Christchurch Central City covers 6.4 km², Waltham 1.77 km²; the record holds 73,494 reports for Christchurch Central City and 9,572 for Waltham.

**Which has more heritage places, Christchurch Central City or Waltham?**

Christchurch Central City, 185 on the heritage register to the other’s 6.

**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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