# Kennedys Bush vs Westmorland, the record side by side

| | [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush) | [Westmorland](https://www.chch.live/westmorland) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,450 (2023) | **2,910 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 1,713 (indicative) | **2,667 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 621 | **945** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **18%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | 17% | **18%** |
| Area | **14.91 km²** | 2.51 km² |
| People per km² | 97 | **1,159** |
| Reports filed | 913 | **1,508** |
| Rank on the roll | 79th of 108 | **69th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 61 | **601** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2018-03-18 (6 reports) | **2026-01-06 (11 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 16 (0 fatal · 3 serious) | **18 (0 fatal · 7 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **65 (biggest M4.3)** | 24 (biggest M3.7) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (10.1% of the outline) | TC2 (7.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | — | 43.7% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | **4% of the outline (+70% broad overlay)** | 3% of the outline (+45% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | — | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **50% of the outline (+45% outstanding)** | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 5% high-hazard (12% managed), 1 ponding | **17% high-hazard (41% managed), 1 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 60 reaches (Mokomoko Stream, Green Stream), 6% setback strips, held edge | **41 reaches (Cashmere Stream, Dunbar Waterway), 7% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 55 frames filed (2011–2013) | **882 frames filed (2011–2013)** |
| The pedal network | — | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | **32 plaques, Halswell Quarry Park** | 1 plaque, Penruddock 2 Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **6 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 50 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 188 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 11 rocks (2 fell, 5 wobble easy) | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (1 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (74% of the outline) | possible (47% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 188 trees (6 veterans, 110 remembered felled) | **642 trees (1 veteran, 129 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (42% of the outline, 9% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (35% of the outline, 39% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 4 scheduled items (1 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (87), Graffiti (77), Rubbish/Recycling (64) | Roading/Streets (192), Water Leak (169), Parks (140) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | 4 | **5** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 3 | 3 |
| Bus stops | — | 12 |
| Bus routes through | — | 1 |
| Heritage places | **4** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Kennedys Bush and Westmorland?**

Kennedys Bush counts 1,450 people (2023) to Westmorland's 2,910; Kennedys Bush covers 14.91 km², Westmorland 2.51 km²; the record holds 913 reports for Kennedys Bush and 1,508 for Westmorland.

**Which has more heritage places, Kennedys Bush or Westmorland?**

Kennedys Bush, 4 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=kennedys-bush&b=westmorland
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=kennedys-bush · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=westmorland