# Fendalton vs Strowan, the record side by side

| | [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton) | [Strowan](https://www.chch.live/strowan) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **4,870 (2023)** | 3,620 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **6,273 (indicative)** | 3,564 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,319** | 1,263 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | **20%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **22%** | 18% |
| Area | **1.97 km²** | 1.36 km² |
| People per km² | 2,472 | **2,662** |
| Reports filed | **3,101** | 2,557 |
| Rank on the roll | **47th of 108** | 55th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 1,574 | **1,880** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2016-12-19 (134 reports)** | 2023-07-30 (28 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 145 (2 fatal · 28 serious) | **146 (1 fatal · 32 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (35.2% of the outline) | TC3 (2.1% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **15.0% (2 events)** | 4.0% (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) | — |
| The kept view | 11% of the outline (+7% outstanding) | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (45% managed) | 0% high-hazard (32% managed) |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline (1% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **68 reaches (Avon River, Fendalton Stream), 12% setback strips, held edge** | 52 reaches (Cross Stream, Taylor Stream), 5% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | **15% under density overlays, Suburban** | 14% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **753 frames filed (2011–2016)** | 530 frames filed (2011–2016) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline, Northern Line, Uni-Cycle** | 0.0 km inside the outline, Northern Line |
| The remembered names | 11 plaques, Jeffreys Reserve, Waiwetu Reserve | — |
| The rules on the ground | **17 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 2 parcels (none current) | **3 parcels (2 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 135 parcels (6 unvouched) | 50 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | medium (66% of the outline) | medium (78% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,965 trees (73 veterans, 702 remembered felled)** | 764 trees (7 veterans, 300 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (45% of the outline, 60% residential) | Residential Suburban (54% of the outline, 68% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **6% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** | 3% of the outline (2 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | **25% of the outline (20 matters, heritage, utilities, section 6)** | 5% of the outline (2 matters, heritage) |
| The listed city | **19 scheduled items (12 highly significant)** | 2 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (647), Graffiti (383), Water Leak (312) | Graffiti (497), Water Leak (355), Roading/Streets (258) |
| Schools | **2** | 0 |
| Parks | **6** | 1 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **16** | 14 |
| Bus stops | **28** | 13 |
| Bus routes through | 3 | **4** |
| Heritage places | **32** | 10 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Fendalton counts 4,870 people (2023) to Strowan's 3,620; Fendalton covers 1.97 km², Strowan 1.36 km²; the record holds 3,101 reports for Fendalton and 2,557 for Strowan.

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

Fendalton, 32 on the heritage register to the other’s 10.

**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=strowan
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=fendalton · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=strowan