# Linwood vs Waltham, the record side by side

| | [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood) | [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **10,920 (2023)** | 4,460 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **9,951 (indicative)** | 2,175 (indicative) |
| Census households | **4,146** | 999 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 16% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 12% | — |
| Area | **2.83 km²** | 1.77 km² |
| People per km² | **3,859** | 2,520 |
| Reports filed | **15,669** | 9,571 |
| Rank on the roll | **6th of 108** | 12th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **5,537** | 5,407 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2019-02-23 (64 reports)** | 2022-02-16 (42 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **471 (5 fatal · 83 serious)** | 343 (2 fatal · 82 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **4 (biggest M4.1)** | 1 (biggest M3.9) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 1.2% (3 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (3.4% of the outline) | TC3 (16.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **2.6% (2 events)** | 1.9% (2 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | — |
| The kept view | 1% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (46% managed) | 0% high-hazard (41% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **20 reaches (Brittans Drain, Buckleys Road Drain), 3% setback strips** | 11 reaches (Jacksons Creek Lower, Jacksons Creek Lower Branch), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | **58% under density overlays, Medium Density** | 39% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 2,685 frames filed (2011–2016) | **4,046 frames filed (2009–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Rapanui Shag Rock | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Heathcote Expressway, Ōpāwaho River** |
| The remembered names | 5 plaques, Beverley Park, William Brittan Garden Opening | **10 plaques, Edmonds Factory Garden, Waltham Park** |
| The rules on the ground | 10 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 23 parcels (4 current) | **51 parcels (36 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 103 parcels (11 unvouched) | 32 parcels (11 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 37 parcels (none verified) | 6 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (96% of the outline) | medium (64% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,582 trees (48 veterans, 684 remembered felled)** | 965 trees (42 veterans, 635 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (39% of the outline, 63% residential) | Medium density residential zone (38% of the outline, 39% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) | **16% of the outline (6 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 2% of the outline (2 matters, heritage) | **5% of the outline (11 matters, residential, nps matter, heritage)** |
| The listed city | **7 scheduled items (3 highly significant)** | 5 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (4,484), Dumped Rubbish (2,895), Rubbish/Recycling (2,386) | Graffiti (2,232), Dumped Rubbish (1,574), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (895) |
| Schools | **3** | 2 |
| Parks | **9** | 7 |
| Facilities | **3** | 0 |
| Tracks | **21** | 13 |
| Bus stops | **34** | 17 |
| Bus routes through | **8** | 6 |
| Heritage places | **12** | 6 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Linwood and Waltham?**

Linwood counts 10,920 people (2023) to Waltham's 4,460; Linwood covers 2.83 km², Waltham 1.77 km²; the record holds 15,669 reports for Linwood and 9,571 for Waltham.

**Which has more heritage places, Linwood or Waltham?**

Linwood, 12 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=linwood&b=waltham
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=linwood · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=waltham