# Ilam vs Sockburn, the record side by side

| | [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam) | [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **10,730 (2023)** | 4,680 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **10,224 (indicative)** | 4,488 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,673** | 1,572 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 10% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 10% | — |
| Area | **3.85 km²** | 2.67 km² |
| People per km² | **2,787** | 1,753 |
| Reports filed | **5,640** | 4,511 |
| Rank on the roll | **22nd of 108** | 35th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 1,465 | **1,690** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2023-11-25 (23 reports) | **2018-05-10 (38 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 313 (2 fatal · 45 serious) | **442 (8 fatal · 74 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.1) | 1 (biggest M3.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC1 (0.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 0.3% (1 event) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 1% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (20% managed) | — |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline (44% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **102 reaches (Waimairi Stream, Avon River), 3% setback strips** | 17 reaches (Curlett Stream, Paparua Stream), 2% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | **18% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition** | 3% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **1,304 frames filed (2010–2014)** | 826 frames filed (2010–2017) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Uni-Cycle** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), South Express |
| The remembered names | — | 1 plaque, Chokebore Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 6 parcels (3 current) | **16 parcels (7 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 107 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 72 parcels (6 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 2 parcels (2 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (56% of the outline) | low (74% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,437 trees (42 veterans, 1,206 remembered felled)** | 931 trees (4 veterans, 480 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 58% residential) | Residential Suburban (42% of the outline, 46% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 3% of the outline (3 designations, learning) | **10% of the outline (6 designations, learning, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | **30% of the outline (15 matters, utilities, heritage)** | 1% of the outline (3 matters, heritage) |
| The listed city | **16 scheduled items (10 highly significant)** | 5 scheduled items (3 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (763), Dumped Rubbish (662), Graffiti (588) | Graffiti (777), Dumped Rubbish (716), Roading/Streets (402) |
| Schools | 3 | **4** |
| Parks | 7 | **12** |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | **30** | 7 |
| Bus stops | 38 | 38 |
| Bus routes through | **7** | 6 |
| Heritage places | **15** | 6 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Ilam and Sockburn?**

Ilam counts 10,730 people (2023) to Sockburn's 4,680; Ilam covers 3.85 km², Sockburn 2.67 km²; the record holds 5,640 reports for Ilam and 4,511 for Sockburn.

**Which has more heritage places, Ilam or Sockburn?**

Ilam, 15 on the heritage register to the other’s 6.

**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=ilam&b=sockburn
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=ilam · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=sockburn