# Hillmorton vs Middleton, the record side by side

| | [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton) | [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/middleton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **3,020 (2023)** | 230 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **2,847 (indicative)** | 204 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,110** | 66 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 3% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 4% |
| Area | **2.98 km²** | 1.47 km² |
| People per km² | **1,013** | 156 |
| Reports filed | **3,928** | 1,987 |
| Rank on the roll | **39th of 108** | 64th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 1,318 | **1,352** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2019-05-20 (21 reports) | **2023-08-28 (51 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **185 (3 fatal · 36 serious)** | 72 (1 fatal · 16 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.2) | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (5.4% of the outline) | TC2 (1.6% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 1.5% (3 events) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 2% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | 7% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 8% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (3% managed) | — |
| The quiet lines | 94% of the outline, bird-strike buffer | **all of the outline, bird-strike buffer** |
| The drawn water | **24 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Paparua Stream), 7% setback strips, held edge** | 21 reaches (Curlett Stream, Curlett Stream Branch), 3% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 18% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **1,100 frames filed (2011–2016)** | 745 frames filed (2010–2015) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, Nor'West Arc** | 0.0 km inside the outline, Little River Link, Nor'West Arc |
| The remembered names | 6 plaques, Canterbury Agricultural Park, Pavilion Park | — |
| The rules on the ground | **11 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 2 parcels (2 current) | **12 parcels (8 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 58 parcels (5 unvouched) | 17 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 5 parcels (none verified) | 2 parcels (1 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (53% of the outline) | possible (97% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,528 trees (9 veterans, 836 remembered felled)** | 615 trees (1 veteran, 159 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Metropolitan Facilities (38% of the outline, 25% residential) | Industrial Heavy (55% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 10% of the outline (4 designations, movement, learning) | **31% of the outline (4 designations, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 2% of the outline (2 matters, residential, section 6) | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (663), Roading/Streets (348), Dumped Rubbish (267) | Graffiti (506), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (232), Roading/Streets (221) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **12** | 1 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **12** | 8 |
| Bus stops | **14** | 8 |
| Bus routes through | 1 | 1 |
| Heritage places | **2** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Hillmorton and Middleton?**

Hillmorton counts 3,020 people (2023) to Middleton's 230; Hillmorton covers 2.98 km², Middleton 1.47 km²; the record holds 3,928 reports for Hillmorton and 1,987 for Middleton.

**Which has more heritage places, Hillmorton or Middleton?**

Hillmorton, 2 on the heritage register to the other’s 0.

**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=hillmorton&b=middleton
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