# Duvauchelle vs Le Bons Bay, the record side by side

| | [Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle) | [Le Bons Bay](https://www.chch.live/le-bons-bay) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 210 (June 2025) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **813 (indicative)** | 651 (indicative) |
| Census households | **348** | 276 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 10% | **15%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **38%** | 27% |
| Area | 44.93 km² | **66.55 km²** |
| People per km² | 5 | — |
| Reports filed | **264** | 41 |
| Rank on the roll | **95th of 108** | 106th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **6** | 1 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2017 |
| Busiest day | **2025-08-27 (3 reports)** | 2025-04-28 (2 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **47 (2 fatal · 10 serious)** | 1 (0 fatal · 0 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.5) | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | **40.5% (2 events)** | 10.1% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+88% broad overlay) | 0% of the outline (+82% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | **40% of the outline (+6% silent-file)** | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline (+1% identified only) |
| The kept view | 84% of the outline (+8% outstanding), 2 ridgelines | **84% of the outline (+25% outstanding), 3 ridgelines** |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 121 reaches (Pipers Stream, Lavericks Drain), 3% setback strips | **175 reaches (Le Bons Stream, Hughes Drain), 6% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1 frames filed | **5 frames filed** |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Duvauchelle Cemetery, Duvauchelle Showgrounds | 2 plaques, Le Bons Bay Cemetery, Le Bons Bay Domain |
| The rules on the ground | **13 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Koukourarata** | 6 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Koukourarata |
| On the hazard register | 3 parcels (1 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 3 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 1 parcel (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **265 trees (67 veterans, 15 remembered felled)** | 41 trees (13 veterans, 4 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (81% of the outline) | Rural Banks Peninsula (80% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | **3 scheduled items (none top-graded)** | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (50), Overgrown Vegetation (22), Damaged Road (16) | Public Toilet (5), Parks (5), Wastewater/Stormwater (3) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **10** | 2 |
| Facilities | **3** | 2 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Duvauchelle and Le Bons Bay?**

Duvauchelle covers 44.93 km², Le Bons Bay 66.55 km²; the record holds 264 reports for Duvauchelle and 41 for Le Bons Bay.

**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=duvauchelle&b=le-bons-bay
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=duvauchelle · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=le-bons-bay