# Hillsborough vs Waltham, the record side by side

| | [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough) | [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,430 (2023) | **4,460 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **2,373 (indicative)** | 2,175 (indicative) |
| Census households | 936 | **999** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 17% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 18% | — |
| Area | **6.7 km²** | 1.77 km² |
| People per km² | 363 | **2,520** |
| Reports filed | 3,001 | **9,566** |
| Rank on the roll | 50th of 108 | **12th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 448 | **5,405** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2026-08-29 (12 reports) | **2022-02-16 (42 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 91 (0 fatal · 29 serious) | **343 (2 fatal · 82 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **52 (biggest M4.9)** | 1 (biggest M3.9) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 0.8% (5 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (6.3% of the outline) | TC3 (16.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **11.2% (4 events)** | 1.9% (2 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 10% of the outline (+63% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline (+13% silent-file) | — |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 61% of the outline (+57% outstanding) | — |
| The waiting water | **1% high-hazard (20% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (41% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **90 reaches (Victory Drain, Popes Drain), 15% setback strips, held edge** | 11 reaches (Jacksons Creek Lower, Jacksons Creek Lower Branch), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | — | 39% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,778 frames filed (2009–2016) | **4,046 frames filed (2009–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Heathcote Expressway, Ōpāwaho River** |
| The remembered names | 5 plaques, Monro Playground, Heathcote Riverbank Tr South | **10 plaques, Edmonds Factory Garden, Waltham Park** |
| The rules on the ground | **15 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 11 parcels (4 current) | **51 parcels (36 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 105 parcels (7 unvouched) | 32 parcels (11 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 923 rocks (612 fell, 73 wobble easy) | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | 6 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (69% of the outline) | medium (64% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 88 defences (6 rated poor) | — |
| The canopy | **983 trees (24 veterans, 432 remembered felled)** | 965 trees (42 veterans, 635 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Natural (52% of the outline, 17% residential) | Medium density residential zone (38% of the outline, 39% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 3% of the outline (2 designations, movement) | **16% of the outline (6 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 5% of the outline (11 matters, residential, nps matter, heritage) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **5 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (396), Roading/Streets (363), Graffiti (252) | Graffiti (2,232), Dumped Rubbish (1,572), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (894) |
| Schools | 1 | **2** |
| Parks | **11** | 7 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **16** | 13 |
| Bus stops | 11 | **17** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **6** |
| Heritage places | **7** | 6 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Hillsborough counts 2,430 people (2023) to Waltham's 4,460; Hillsborough covers 6.7 km², Waltham 1.77 km²; the record holds 3,001 reports for Hillsborough and 9,566 for Waltham.

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

Hillsborough, 7 on the heritage register to the other’s 6.

**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=waltham
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hillsborough · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=waltham