# Hoon Hay vs Westmorland, the record side by side

| | [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay) | [Westmorland](https://www.chch.live/westmorland) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **9,480 (2023)** | 2,910 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **8,628 (indicative)** | 2,667 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,090** | 945 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **21%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | 14% | **18%** |
| Area | **3.86 km²** | 2.51 km² |
| People per km² | **2,456** | 1,159 |
| Reports filed | **5,096** | 1,508 |
| Rank on the roll | **26th of 108** | 69th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,320** | 601 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2017-05-25 (26 reports)** | 2026-01-06 (11 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **112 (2 fatal · 29 serious)** | 18 (0 fatal · 7 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 18 (biggest M4.5) | **24 (biggest M3.7)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (8.3% of the outline) | TC2 (7.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 29.0% (4 events) | **43.7% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 3% of the outline (+45% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | — | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 12% high-hazard (43% managed), 9 ponding | **17% high-hazard (41% managed), 1 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 60 reaches (Ballintines Drain, Stilwells Drain), 3% setback strips, held edge | **41 reaches (Cashmere Stream, Dunbar Waterway), 7% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 11% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **3,184 frames filed (2000–2016)** | 882 frames filed (2011–2013) |
| 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 |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Hoon Hay Park | 1 plaque, Penruddock 2 Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 3 parcels (3 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 80 parcels (5 unvouched) | 188 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | medium (75% of the outline) | possible (47% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **829 trees (70 veterans, 411 remembered felled)** | 642 trees (1 veteran, 129 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (45% of the outline, 59% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (35% of the outline, 39% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 5% of the outline (4 designations, learning) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (661), Water Leak (652), Roading/Streets (465) | Roading/Streets (192), Water Leak (169), Parks (140) |
| Schools | **4** | 0 |
| Parks | 5 | 5 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **6** | 3 |
| Bus stops | **33** | 12 |
| 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 Westmorland?**

Hoon Hay counts 9,480 people (2023) to Westmorland's 2,910; Hoon Hay covers 3.86 km², Westmorland 2.51 km²; the record holds 5,096 reports for Hoon Hay and 1,508 for Westmorland.

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