# Hoon Hay vs Middleton, the record side by side

| | [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay) | [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/middleton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **9,480 (2023)** | 230 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **8,628 (indicative)** | 204 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,090** | 66 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **21%** | 3% |
| 65+ (Census) | **14%** | 4% |
| Area | **3.86 km²** | 1.47 km² |
| People per km² | **2,456** | 156 |
| Reports filed | **5,081** | 1,987 |
| Rank on the roll | **26th of 108** | 64th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 1,316 | **1,352** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2017-05-25 (26 reports) | **2023-08-28 (51 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **112 (2 fatal · 29 serious)** | 72 (1 fatal · 16 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 18 (biggest M4.5) | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (8.3% of the outline) | TC2 (1.6% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 29.0% (4 events) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | 12% high-hazard (43% managed), 9 ponding | — |
| The quiet lines | — | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 60 reaches (Ballintines Drain, Stilwells Drain), 3% setback strips, held edge | **21 reaches (Curlett Stream, Curlett Stream Branch), 3% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 11% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **3,184 frames filed (2000–2016)** | 745 frames filed (2010–2015) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Quarryman's Trail | **0.0 km inside the outline, Little River Link, Nor'West Arc** |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Hoon Hay Park | — |
| The rules on the ground | **9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 3 parcels (3 current) | **12 parcels (8 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 80 parcels (5 unvouched) | 17 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | 2 parcels (1 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (75% of the outline) | possible (97% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **829 trees (70 veterans, 411 remembered felled)** | 615 trees (1 veteran, 159 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (45% of the outline, 59% residential) | Industrial Heavy (55% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 5% of the outline (4 designations, learning) | **31% of the outline (4 designations, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (661), Water Leak (650), Roading/Streets (465) | Graffiti (506), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (232), Roading/Streets (221) |
| Schools | **4** | 0 |
| Parks | **5** | 1 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 6 | **8** |
| Bus stops | **33** | 8 |
| Bus routes through | **4** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Hoon Hay and Middleton?**

Hoon Hay counts 9,480 people (2023) to Middleton's 230; Hoon Hay covers 3.86 km², Middleton 1.47 km²; the record holds 5,081 reports for Hoon Hay and 1,987 for Middleton.

**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=hoon-hay&b=middleton
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hoon-hay · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=middleton