# Hillsborough vs Woolston, the record side by side

| | [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough) | [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,430 (2023) | **11,120 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,373 (indicative) | **10,608 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 936 | **4,371** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 17% | 17% |
| 65+ (Census) | **18%** | 16% |
| Area | **6.7 km²** | 5.48 km² |
| People per km² | 363 | **2,029** |
| Reports filed | 2,992 | **16,613** |
| Rank on the roll | 50th of 108 | **3rd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 447 | **3,032** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2026-08-29 (12 reports) | **2026-08-29 (62 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 91 (0 fatal · 29 serious) | **338 (6 fatal · 79 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **52 (biggest M4.9)** | 27 (biggest M4.1) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 0.8% (5 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (6.3% of the outline) | TC3 (20.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 11.2% (4 events) | **25.6% (5 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | 27% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | 10% of the outline (+63% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline (+13% silent-file) | **5% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | **7% of the outline** |
| The kept view | **61% of the outline (+57% outstanding)** | 6% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **1% high-hazard (20% managed)** | 1% high-hazard (83% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **90 reaches (Victory Drain, Popes Drain), 15% setback strips, held edge** | 118 reaches (Steamwharf Stream, Bells Creek), 14% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | 11% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,778 frames filed (2009–2016) | **5,354 frames filed (2007–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline, Heathcote Expressway, Rapanui Shag Rock +2 more** |
| The remembered names | 5 plaques, Monro Playground, Heathcote Riverbank Tr South | **13 plaques, Woolston Park, Heathcote Quay Monuments** |
| 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) | **49 parcels (21 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 105 parcels (7 unvouched) | 252 parcels (28 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 923 rocks (612 fell, 73 wobble easy) | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | 14 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (69% of the outline) | medium (55% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 88 defences (6 rated poor) | — |
| The canopy | 983 trees (24 veterans, 432 remembered felled) | **2,709 trees (31 veterans, 1,255 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Natural (52% of the outline, 17% residential) | Residential Suburban (33% of the outline, 55% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 3% of the outline (2 designations, movement) | **4% of the outline (3 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 4% of the outline (4 matters, section 6) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **9 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (395), Roading/Streets (363), Graffiti (252) | Dumped Rubbish (3,089), Graffiti (2,836), Rubbish/Recycling (1,665) |
| Schools | 1 | **5** |
| Parks | 11 | **27** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 16 | **30** |
| Bus stops | 11 | **42** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **3** |
| Heritage places | 7 | **13** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Hillsborough counts 2,430 people (2023) to Woolston's 11,120; Hillsborough covers 6.7 km², Woolston 5.48 km²; the record holds 2,992 reports for Hillsborough and 16,613 for Woolston.

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

Woolston, 13 on the heritage register to the other’s 7.

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