# Heathcote Valley vs Mount Pleasant, the record side by side

| | [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley) | [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,430 (2023) | **4,050 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,379 (indicative) | **3,909 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,011 | **1,572** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | **16%** |
| 65+ (Census) | 24% | 24% |
| Area | **8.28 km²** | 3.7 km² |
| People per km² | 293 | **1,095** |
| Reports filed | 3,284 | **3,489** |
| Rank on the roll | 45th of 108 | **42nd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 397 | **943** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2017-08-14 (14 reports) | **2022-10-10 (45 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **66 (3 fatal · 16 serious)** | 54 (1 fatal · 15 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **103 (biggest M6.2)** | 33 (biggest M4.1) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | **8.3% (69 ha)** | 0.3% (1 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (6.1% of the outline) | TC2 (2.8% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **5.2% (1 event)** | 0.8% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 1% of the outline | **3% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | **37% of the outline (+50% broad overlay)** | 1% of the outline (+92% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 2% of the outline (+7% silent-file) | **84% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **63% of the outline (+63% outstanding)** | 25% of the outline (+22% outstanding) |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (4% managed) | 0% high-hazard (3% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 77 reaches (Bridle Path Waterway, Whites Waterway), 6% setback strips | **61 reaches (Mt Pleasant Waterway, Mt Pleasant Waterway Branch), 8% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,593 frames filed (2010–2017) | **5,077 frames filed (2010–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Heathcote Expressway | **0.0 km inside the outline, Rapanui Shag Rock, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway** |
| The remembered names | 4 plaques, Heathcote Domain, Martindales Reserve No. 2 | **9 plaques, Mccormacks Bay, Old School Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | **23 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 4 parcels (2 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 124 parcels (2 unvouched) | 152 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 5,632 rocks (3,375 fell, 279 wobble easy) | 1,000 rocks (823 fell, 34 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (76% of the outline) | unlikely (94% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 96 defences (1 rated poor) | 3 defences (none rated poor) |
| The canopy | **763 trees (11 veterans, 219 remembered felled)** | 514 trees (2 veterans, 261 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (33% of the outline, 12% residential) | Residential Hills (48% of the outline, 59% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **5% of the outline (5 designations, movement, power & signal)** | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) | **2 scheduled items (none top-graded)** |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (566), Water Leak (383), Roading/Streets (376) | Roading/Streets (495), Water Leak (442), Graffiti (302) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | 15 | **17** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 3 | **4** |
| Bus stops | 25 | **44** |
| Bus routes through | 2 | 2 |
| Heritage places | **3** | 2 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Heathcote Valley and Mount Pleasant?**

Heathcote Valley counts 2,430 people (2023) to Mount Pleasant's 4,050; Heathcote Valley covers 8.28 km², Mount Pleasant 3.7 km²; the record holds 3,284 reports for Heathcote Valley and 3,489 for Mount Pleasant.

**Which has more heritage places, Heathcote Valley or Mount Pleasant?**

Heathcote Valley, 3 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

**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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