# Hornby vs Islington, the record side by side

| | [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby) | [Islington](https://www.chch.live/islington) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **8,760 (2023)** | 1,040 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **2,949 (indicative)** | 954 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,101** | 363 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 15% |
| Area | 5.1 km² | **6.15 km²** |
| People per km² | **1,718** | 169 |
| Reports filed | **7,021** | 1,892 |
| Rank on the roll | **17th of 108** | 66th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,377** | 308 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-09-30 (34 reports)** | 2024-10-31 (15 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **461 (3 fatal · 80 serious)** | 91 (2 fatal · 19 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 3 (biggest M4.1) | 3 (biggest M4.2) |
| 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 | **10% of the outline** |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer | all of the outline (50% under the airport’s contours), 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** | 2% under density overlays, Suburban |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **957 frames filed (2011–2014)** | 327 frames filed (2012–2014) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, South Express** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), South Express |
| The remembered names | **2 plaques, Pathways Home, Denton Park** | 1 plaque, Little Waterloo Park |
| The rules on the ground | **6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 21 parcels (17 current) | **30 parcels (19 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 92 parcels (7 unvouched) | 63 parcels (7 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 3 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | low (93% of the outline) | low (70% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,080 trees (9 veterans, 767 remembered felled)** | 420 trees (1 veteran, 204 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Industrial Heavy (20% of the outline, 33% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (23% of the outline, 12% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 9% of the outline (7 designations, movement, learning) | **15% of the outline (5 designations, power & signal, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | **1% of the outline (1 matter, residential)** | 1% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure) |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,508), Dumped Rubbish (756), Roading/Streets (643) | Dumped Rubbish (405), Roading/Streets (244), Graffiti (199) |
| Schools | **4** | 0 |
| Parks | **16** | 8 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | **16** | 2 |
| Bus stops | **44** | 8 |
| Bus routes through | **6** | 2 |
| Heritage places | **7** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Hornby counts 8,760 people (2023) to Islington's 1,040; Hornby covers 5.1 km², Islington 6.15 km²; the record holds 7,021 reports for Hornby and 1,892 for Islington.

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

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=islington
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hornby · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=islington