# Hornby vs Hornby South, the record side by side

| | [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby) | [Hornby South](https://www.chch.live/hornby-south) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,760 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,949 (indicative) | **4,554 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,101 | **1,740** |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 15% |
| Area | **5.1 km²** | 3.49 km² |
| People per km² | 1,718 | — |
| Reports filed | **7,038** | 515 |
| Rank on the roll | **17th of 108** | 87th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,380** | 148 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-09-30 (34 reports)** | 2023-05-08 (19 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **461 (3 fatal · 80 serious)** | 67 (6 fatal · 20 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **3 (biggest M4.1)** | 2 (biggest M3.8) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC1 (49.0% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | **all of the outline, bird-strike buffer** | 83% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 11 reaches (Waterloo Road Drain, Awatea Stream), 1% setback strips | — |
| The allowed shape | 18% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **957 frames filed (2011–2014)** | 188 frames filed (2010–2013) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, South Express** | 0.0 km inside the outline, Little River Link |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Pathways Home, Denton Park | — |
| The rules on the ground | **6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 1 drawn rule, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 21 parcels (17 current) | **30 parcels (12 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 92 parcels (7 unvouched) | 59 parcels (7 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 4 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | low (93% of the outline) | unlikely (57% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,080 trees (9 veterans, 767 remembered felled)** | 281 trees (no veterans, 30 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Industrial Heavy (20% of the outline, 33% residential) | Industrial Heavy (57% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | **9% of the outline (7 designations, movement, learning)** | 4% of the outline (3 designations, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 1% of the outline (1 matter, residential) | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,508), Dumped Rubbish (760), Roading/Streets (643) | Roading/Streets (86), Graffiti (59), Water Leak (36) |
| Schools | **4** | 0 |
| Parks | **16** | 3 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | **16** | 2 |
| Bus stops | 44 | — |
| Bus routes through | 6 | — |
| Heritage places | **7** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Hornby and Hornby South?**

Hornby covers 5.1 km², Hornby South 3.49 km²; the record holds 7,038 reports for Hornby and 515 for Hornby South.

**Which has more heritage places, Hornby or Hornby South?**

Hornby, 7 on the heritage register to the other’s 0.

**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=hornby&b=hornby-south
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hornby · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hornby-south