# Dallington vs Shirley, the record side by side

| | [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/dallington) | [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,560 (2023) | **7,140 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,430 (indicative) | **6,876 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 978 | **2,565** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **18%** | 17% |
| 65+ (Census) | 17% | **19%** |
| Area | 1.33 km² | **2.75 km²** |
| People per km² | 1,925 | **2,596** |
| Reports filed | 3,314 | **4,694** |
| Rank on the roll | 44th of 108 | **31st of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **2,492** | 1,707 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2022-08-05 (31 reports) | **2022-01-04 (36 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 30 (1 fatal · 7 serious) | **248 (1 fatal · 50 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 2 (biggest M3.3) | 2 (biggest M3.2) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 97.7% (130 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (47.3% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | **27.0% (2 events)** | 2.0% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 2% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | **3% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | 2% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | **7% high-hazard (85% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (27% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **7 reaches (Avon River, Moyna Ave Drain), 13% setback strips, held edge** | 29 reaches (Shirley Stream, No 1 Drain), 2% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 7% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition | **35% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,666 frames filed (2001–2017) | **1,794 frames filed (2010–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), City to Sea Pathway | **0.0 km inside the outline** |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Avon Corridor 5 Rrz Land | — |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | 2 parcels (2 current) |
| Made ground on file | 83 parcels (2 unvouched) | 184 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | high (74% of the outline) | medium (82% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 753 trees (42 veterans, 323 remembered felled) | **1,047 trees (3 veterans, 692 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) (54% of the outline, 32% residential) | Open Space Metropolitan Facilities (19% of the outline, 51% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (1 designation, learning) | **4% of the outline (3 designations, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 15% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure) |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Rubbish/Recycling (740), Graffiti (554), Dumped Rubbish (539) | Graffiti (1,285), Water Leak (457), Roading/Streets (404) |
| Schools | 0 | **2** |
| Parks | 3 | **10** |
| Facilities | 0 | **2** |
| Tracks | 2 | **9** |
| Bus stops | 3 | **38** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **8** |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Dallington and Shirley?**

Dallington counts 2,560 people (2023) to Shirley's 7,140; Dallington covers 1.33 km², Shirley 2.75 km²; the record holds 3,314 reports for Dallington and 4,694 for Shirley.

**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=dallington&b=shirley
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=dallington · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=shirley