# Hornby vs Templeton, the record side by side

| | [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby) | [Templeton](https://www.chch.live/templeton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **8,760 (2023)** | 1,910 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **2,949 (indicative)** | 1,830 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,101** | 690 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 17% |
| Area | 5.1 km² | **29.25 km²** |
| People per km² | **1,718** | 65 |
| Reports filed | **7,021** | 1,516 |
| Rank on the roll | **17th of 108** | 68th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,377** | 52 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-09-30 (34 reports)** | 2025-08-25 (15 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **461 (3 fatal · 80 serious)** | 155 (5 fatal · 36 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 3 (biggest M4.1) | **8 (biggest M3.8)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC1 (49.0% of the outline) | TC1 (1.9% 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** | 88% of the outline (47% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **11 reaches (Waterloo Road Drain, Awatea Stream), 1% setback strips** | 8 reaches (Templeton Outfall, Kirk Road Drain) |
| The allowed shape | 18% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **957 frames filed (2011–2014)** | 38 frames filed (2010–2014) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, South Express** | 0.0 km inside the outline, South Express |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Pathways Home, Denton Park | **6 plaques, Yaldhurst Cemetery, Templeton Domain** |
| The rules on the ground | **6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **21 parcels (17 current)** | 2 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 92 parcels (7 unvouched) | 60 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | low (93% of the outline) | unlikely (80% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,080 trees (9 veterans, 767 remembered felled)** | 1,321 trees (16 veterans, 427 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Industrial Heavy (20% of the outline, 33% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (56% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 9% of the outline (7 designations, movement, learning) | **28% of the outline (3 designations, civic, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 1% of the outline (1 matter, residential) | — |
| The listed city | — | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,508), Dumped Rubbish (756), Roading/Streets (643) | Dumped Rubbish (198), Roading/Streets (185), Rubbish/Recycling (134) |
| Schools | **4** | 1 |
| Parks | **16** | 13 |
| Facilities | 1 | **2** |
| Tracks | **16** | 1 |
| Bus stops | **44** | 10 |
| Bus routes through | **6** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **7** | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Hornby counts 8,760 people (2023) to Templeton's 1,910; Hornby covers 5.1 km², Templeton 29.25 km²; the record holds 7,021 reports for Hornby and 1,516 for Templeton.

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

Hornby, 7 on the heritage register to the other’s 1.

**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.

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