# Halswell vs Wigram, the record side by side

| | [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell) | [Wigram](https://www.chch.live/wigram) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **13,620 (2023)** | 11,410 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **10,443 (indicative)** | 4,794 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,732** | 1,593 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 17% |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | **17%** |
| Area | **22.8 km²** | 5.85 km² |
| People per km² | 597 | **1,950** |
| Reports filed | **11,540** | 4,595 |
| Rank on the roll | **9th of 108** | 34th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 506 | **785** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2024-03-29 (30 reports)** | 2022-08-14 (18 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **279 (11 fatal · 69 serious)** | 111 (3 fatal · 26 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 70 (biggest M4.8) | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (16.7% of the outline) | TC1 (5.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **6.3% (1 event)** | 4.6% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+1% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | 2% of the outline (+1% identified only) | — |
| The kept view | — | 4% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 1% high-hazard (19% managed) | — |
| The quiet lines | 9% of the outline, bird-strike buffer | **all of the outline, bird-strike buffer** |
| The drawn water | **180 reaches (Miln Drain, Nottingham Stream), 3% setback strips, held edge** | 38 reaches (Broken Run Reserve Drain, Broken Run Reserve Drain Branch), 3% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | **5% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood** | 2% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **1,719 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 1,386 frames filed (2011–2015) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, Quarryman's Trail** | 0.0 km inside the outline, Little River Link |
| The remembered names | **13 plaques, Halswell Domain, Westlake Reserve** | 4 plaques, Bennington 1 Drainage Reserve, Marama Park |
| The rules on the ground | **16 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 4 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 10 parcels (5 current) | **23 parcels (14 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 735 parcels (4 unvouched) | 469 parcels (35 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 5 parcels (none verified) | 10 parcels (2 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (37% of the outline) | low (51% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **9,222 trees (153 veterans, 1,596 remembered felled)** | 4,217 trees (1 veteran, 884 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Urban Fringe (20% of the outline, 36% residential) | Residential New Neighbourhood (25% of the outline, 39% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 3% of the outline (4 designations, movement, learning) | **10% of the outline (3 designations, civic, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 5 scheduled items (3 highly significant) | **6 scheduled items (5 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (1,112), Graffiti (1,069), Parks (1,059) | Roading/Streets (770), Parks (482), Graffiti (349) |
| Schools | **5** | 1 |
| Parks | **40** | 29 |
| Facilities | **2** | 1 |
| Tracks | **14** | 5 |
| Bus stops | **70** | 22 |
| Bus routes through | **6** | 4 |
| Heritage places | **8** | 7 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Halswell and Wigram?**

Halswell counts 13,620 people (2023) to Wigram's 11,410; Halswell covers 22.8 km², Wigram 5.85 km²; the record holds 11,540 reports for Halswell and 4,595 for Wigram.

**Which has more heritage places, Halswell or Wigram?**

Halswell, 8 on the heritage register to the other’s 7.

**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=halswell&b=wigram
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