# Fendalton vs Ilam, the record side by side

| | [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton) | [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,870 (2023) | **10,730 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 6,273 (indicative) | **10,224 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,319 | **2,673** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **15%** | 10% |
| 65+ (Census) | **22%** | 10% |
| Area | 1.97 km² | **3.85 km²** |
| People per km² | 2,472 | **2,787** |
| Reports filed | 3,101 | **5,640** |
| Rank on the roll | 47th of 108 | **22nd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **1,574** | 1,465 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2016-12-19 (134 reports)** | 2023-11-25 (23 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 145 (2 fatal · 28 serious) | **313 (2 fatal · 45 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 1 (biggest M3.1) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (35.2% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | **15.0% (2 events)** | 0.3% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 8% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | **7% of the outline (+3% identified only)** | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **11% of the outline (+7% outstanding)** | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (45% managed) | 0% high-hazard (20% managed) |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline (1% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | all of the outline (44% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **68 reaches (Avon River, Fendalton Stream), 12% setback strips, held edge** | 102 reaches (Waimairi Stream, Avon River), 3% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 15% under density overlays, Suburban | **18% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 753 frames filed (2011–2016) | **1,304 frames filed (2010–2014)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Northern Line, Uni-Cycle | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Uni-Cycle** |
| The remembered names | 11 plaques, Jeffreys Reserve, Waiwetu Reserve | — |
| The rules on the ground | **17 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 2 parcels (none current) | **6 parcels (3 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 135 parcels (6 unvouched) | 107 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (66% of the outline) | possible (56% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,965 trees (73 veterans, 702 remembered felled) | **2,437 trees (42 veterans, 1,206 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (45% of the outline, 60% residential) | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 58% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **6% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** | 3% of the outline (3 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 25% of the outline (20 matters, heritage, utilities, section 6) | **30% of the outline (15 matters, utilities, heritage)** |
| The listed city | **19 scheduled items (12 highly significant)** | 16 scheduled items (10 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (647), Graffiti (383), Water Leak (312) | Roading/Streets (763), Dumped Rubbish (662), Graffiti (588) |
| Schools | 2 | **3** |
| Parks | 6 | **7** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 16 | **30** |
| Bus stops | 28 | **38** |
| Bus routes through | 3 | **7** |
| Heritage places | **32** | 15 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Fendalton and Ilam?**

Fendalton counts 4,870 people (2023) to Ilam's 10,730; Fendalton covers 1.97 km², Ilam 3.85 km²; the record holds 3,101 reports for Fendalton and 5,640 for Ilam.

**Which has more heritage places, Fendalton or Ilam?**

Fendalton, 32 on the heritage register to the other’s 15.

**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=fendalton&b=ilam
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