# Edgeware vs Mairehau, the record side by side

| | [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/edgeware) | [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/mairehau) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,000 (2023) | **7,100 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 4,404 (indicative) | **7,053 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,058 | **2,670** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 11% | **18%** |
| 65+ (Census) | 9% | **17%** |
| Area | 0.97 km² | **4.53 km²** |
| People per km² | **5,155** | 1,567 |
| Reports filed | 5,242 | **6,750** |
| Rank on the roll | 25th of 108 | **19th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **5,404** | 1,490 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2018-06-23 (56 reports) | **2016-04-21 (57 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 135 (2 fatal · 32 serious) | **269 (4 fatal · 44 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC2 (77.9% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 27.1% (2 events) | **38.9% (2 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (58% managed) | **9% high-hazard (65% managed), 5 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | 1% of the outline, bird-strike buffer | **72% of the outline, bird-strike buffer** |
| The drawn water | 24 reaches (St Albans Creek, Bings Drain), 2% setback strips | **173 reaches (Dudley Creek, Winters Road Drain), 7% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | **76% under density overlays, Medium Density** | 7% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,741 frames filed (2009–2017) | **2,710 frames filed (2001–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline** |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, St Albans Park | 1 plaque, Walter Park |
| The rules on the ground | **7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 3 parcels (1 current) | **10 parcels (1 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 24 parcels (3 unvouched) | 127 parcels (9 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | 7 parcels (1 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | high (85% of the outline) | medium (51% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 730 trees (no veterans, 378 remembered felled) | **1,656 trees (6 veterans, 751 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (76% of the outline, 76% residential) | Residential Suburban (42% of the outline, 57% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (2 designations, learning, movement) | **23% of the outline (11 designations, pipes, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 0% of the outline (1 matter, nps matter) | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,447), Water Leak (543), Dumped Rubbish (521) | Graffiti (1,308), Water Leak (757), Roading/Streets (638) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 3 | **11** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 2 | **18** |
| Bus stops | 23 | **32** |
| Bus routes through | 3 | **5** |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Edgeware and Mairehau?**

Edgeware counts 5,000 people (2023) to Mairehau's 7,100; Edgeware covers 0.97 km², Mairehau 4.53 km²; the record holds 5,242 reports for Edgeware and 6,750 for Mairehau.

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