# Hillsborough vs Huntsbury, the record side by side

| | [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough) | [Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,430 (2023) | **2,630 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,373 (indicative) | **2,544 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 936 | **945** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **17%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | 18% | 18% |
| Area | **6.7 km²** | 1.63 km² |
| People per km² | 363 | **1,613** |
| Reports filed | **3,002** | 2,578 |
| Rank on the roll | **50th of 108** | 54th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 448 | **1,582** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2026-08-29 (12 reports) | **2022-08-10 (29 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **91 (0 fatal · 29 serious)** | 21 (1 fatal · 2 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **52 (biggest M4.9)** | 19 (biggest M4.2) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 0.8% (5 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (6.3% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | **11.2% (4 events)** | 0.6% (3 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | **10% of the outline (+63% broad overlay)** | 3% of the outline (+89% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline (+13% silent-file) | **1% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | **1% of the outline** |
| The kept view | **61% of the outline (+57% outstanding)** | 17% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **1% high-hazard (20% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **90 reaches (Victory Drain, Popes Drain), 15% setback strips, held edge** | 9 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Huntsbury Waterway), 7% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,778 frames filed (2009–2016) | **2,015 frames filed (2010–2016)** |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | 5 plaques, Monro Playground, Heathcote Riverbank Tr South | **6 plaques, Huntsbury Playground, Farnley Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | **15 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 11 parcels (4 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 105 parcels (7 unvouched) | 149 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 923 rocks (612 fell, 73 wobble easy) | 145 rocks (61 fell, 14 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (69% of the outline) | unlikely (92% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 88 defences (6 rated poor) | 3 defences (none rated poor) |
| The canopy | **983 trees (24 veterans, 432 remembered felled)** | 667 trees (4 veterans, 211 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Natural (52% of the outline, 17% residential) | Residential Hills (60% of the outline, 62% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 3% of the outline (2 designations, movement) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (396), Roading/Streets (363), Graffiti (252) | Water Leak (465), Roading/Streets (285), Overgrown Vegetation (198) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | 11 | **15** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **16** | 5 |
| Bus stops | 11 | **19** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **4** |
| Heritage places | **7** | 2 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Hillsborough and Huntsbury?**

Hillsborough counts 2,430 people (2023) to Huntsbury's 2,630; Hillsborough covers 6.7 km², Huntsbury 1.63 km²; the record holds 3,002 reports for Hillsborough and 2,578 for Huntsbury.

**Which has more heritage places, Hillsborough or Huntsbury?**

Hillsborough, 7 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.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hillsborough&b=huntsbury
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hillsborough · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=huntsbury