# Diamond Harbour vs Port Levy, the record side by side

| | [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour) | [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,610 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **1,536 (indicative)** | 651 (indicative) |
| Census households | **693** | 276 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 27% |
| Area | 3.02 km² | **83.13 km²** |
| People per km² | 533 | — |
| Reports filed | **1,752** | 84 |
| Rank on the roll | **67th of 108** | 100th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **580** | 1 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-12-04 (10 reports)** | 2019-06-21 (7 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **27 (0 fatal · 8 serious)** | 5 (1 fatal · 1 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.4) | **87 (biggest M4.9)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | 16.1% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 1% of the outline | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+97% broad overlay) | 0% of the outline (+81% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | **100% of the outline** | 36% of the outline (+19% silent-file) |
| The wild ledger | — | 3% of the outline (+3% identified only) |
| The kept view | 23% of the outline (+3% outstanding) | **82% of the outline (+15% outstanding), 5 ridgelines** |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **38 reaches (Purau Stream, Church Gully Stream), 4% setback strips** | 67 reaches (Owhetoro Stream, Te Kawa Stream), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **202 frames filed (2012–2014)** | 5 frames filed |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | **11 plaques, Diamond Harbour Cemetery, Stoddart Point Reserve** | 2 plaques, Port Levy Former School Site |
| The rules on the ground | **15 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 4 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)** | 1 tree (1 veteran) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Banks Peninsula (41% of the outline, 61% residential) | Rural Banks Peninsula (73% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) | **2 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (319), Water Leak (196), Parks (184) | Roading/Streets (26), Parks (12), Trees - General (4) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **19** | 2 |
| Facilities | 3 | **5** |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | **9** | 3 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Diamond Harbour and Port Levy?**

Diamond Harbour covers 3.02 km², Port Levy 83.13 km²; the record holds 1,752 reports for Diamond Harbour and 84 for Port Levy.

**Which has more heritage places, Diamond Harbour or Port Levy?**

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.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=diamond-harbour&b=port-levy
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=diamond-harbour · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=port-levy