# Heathcote Valley vs Hillsborough, the record side by side

| | [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley) | [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,430 (2023) | 2,430 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **2,379 (indicative)** | 2,373 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,011** | 936 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | **17%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **24%** | 18% |
| Area | **8.28 km²** | 6.7 km² |
| People per km² | 293 | **363** |
| Reports filed | **3,284** | 2,992 |
| Rank on the roll | **45th of 108** | 50th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 397 | **447** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2017-08-14 (14 reports)** | 2026-08-29 (12 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 66 (3 fatal · 16 serious) | **91 (0 fatal · 29 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **103 (biggest M6.2)** | 52 (biggest M4.9) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | **8.3% (69 ha)** | 0.8% (5 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (6.1% of the outline) | TC2 (6.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 5.2% (1 event) | **11.2% (4 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | 1% of the outline | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | **37% of the outline (+50% broad overlay)** | 10% of the outline (+63% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | **2% of the outline (+7% silent-file)** | 1% of the outline (+13% silent-file) |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **63% of the outline (+63% outstanding)** | 61% of the outline (+57% outstanding) |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (4% managed) | **1% high-hazard (20% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 77 reaches (Bridle Path Waterway, Whites Waterway), 6% setback strips | **90 reaches (Victory Drain, Popes Drain), 15% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,593 frames filed (2010–2017) | **1,778 frames filed (2009–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Heathcote Expressway | **0.0 km inside the outline** |
| The remembered names | 4 plaques, Heathcote Domain, Martindales Reserve No. 2 | **5 plaques, Monro Playground, Heathcote Riverbank Tr South** |
| The rules on the ground | **23 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 15 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 4 parcels (2 current) | **11 parcels (4 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 124 parcels (2 unvouched) | 105 parcels (7 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 5,632 rocks (3,375 fell, 279 wobble easy) | 923 rocks (612 fell, 73 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | 2 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (76% of the outline) | unlikely (69% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 96 defences (1 rated poor) | 88 defences (6 rated poor) |
| The canopy | 762 trees (11 veterans, 220 remembered felled) | **983 trees (24 veterans, 432 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (33% of the outline, 12% residential) | Open Space Natural (52% of the outline, 17% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **5% of the outline (5 designations, movement, power & signal)** | 3% of the outline (2 designations, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (566), Water Leak (383), Roading/Streets (376) | Water Leak (395), Roading/Streets (363), Graffiti (252) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | **15** | 11 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 3 | **16** |
| Bus stops | **25** | 11 |
| Bus routes through | **2** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 3 | **7** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Heathcote Valley and Hillsborough?**

Heathcote Valley counts 2,430 people (2023) to Hillsborough's 2,430; Heathcote Valley covers 8.28 km², Hillsborough 6.7 km²; the record holds 3,284 reports for Heathcote Valley and 2,992 for Hillsborough.

**Which has more heritage places, Heathcote Valley or Hillsborough?**

Hillsborough, 7 on the heritage register to the other’s 3.

**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.

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