# Diamond Harbour vs Purau, the record side by side

| | [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour) | [Purau](https://www.chch.live/purau) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **1,610 (2023)** | 75 |
| 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 | **1,752** | 33 |
| Rank on the roll | **67th of 108** | 107th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 580 | — |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-12-04 (10 reports)** | 2024-09-09 (2 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 (319), Water Leak (196), Parks (184) | Roading/Streets (9), General Request (5), Parks (3) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **19** | 0 |
| Facilities | **3** | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | **9** | 2 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Diamond Harbour and Purau?**

Diamond Harbour counts 1,610 people (2023) to Purau's 75; the record holds 1,752 reports for Diamond Harbour and 33 for Purau.

**Which has more heritage places, Diamond Harbour or Purau?**

Diamond Harbour, 9 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

**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=purau
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=diamond-harbour · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=purau