# Lyttelton vs Mount Pleasant, the record side by side

| | [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton) | [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,220 (June 2025) | **4,050 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,117 (indicative) | **3,909 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,353 | **1,572** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | **16%** |
| 65+ (Census) | 17% | **24%** |
| Area | **6.27 km²** | 3.7 km² |
| People per km² | 514 | **1,095** |
| Reports filed | **5,530** | 3,489 |
| Rank on the roll | **23rd of 108** | 42nd of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 882 | **943** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2026-01-07 (72 reports)** | 2022-10-10 (45 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **78 (2 fatal · 22 serious)** | 54 (1 fatal · 15 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 28 (biggest M4.1) | **33 (biggest M4.1)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | **1.8% (11 ha)** | 0.3% (1 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC2 (2.8% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **1.0% (1 event)** | 0.8% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | **13% of the outline** | 3% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | **26% of the outline (+57% broad overlay)** | 1% of the outline (+92% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | **85% of the outline** | 84% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **42% of the outline (+24% outstanding)** | 25% of the outline (+22% outstanding) |
| The waiting water | — | 0% high-hazard (3% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 14 reaches, 4% setback strips, held edge | **61 reaches (Mt Pleasant Waterway, Mt Pleasant Waterway Branch), 8% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 2,646 frames filed (2010–2017) | **5,077 frames filed (2010–2016)** |
| The pedal network | — | 0.0 km inside the outline, Rapanui Shag Rock, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway |
| The remembered names | **20 plaques, Sumner Road Gardens, Oxford Street Reserve** | 9 plaques, Mccormacks Bay, Old School Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **18 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 10 parcels (9 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 13 parcels (3 unvouched) | 152 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 1,023 rocks (612 fell, 48 wobble easy) | 1,000 rocks (823 fell, 34 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (1% of the outline) | unlikely (94% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 45 defences (4 rated poor) | 3 defences (none rated poor) |
| The canopy | 179 trees (5 veterans, 51 remembered felled) | **514 trees (2 veterans, 261 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Natural (27% of the outline, 15% residential) | Residential Hills (48% of the outline, 59% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **4% of the outline (5 designations, movement, pipes)** | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 1% of the outline (1 matter, heritage) | — |
| The listed city | **74 scheduled items (15 highly significant)** | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,256), Water Leak (651), Roading/Streets (588) | Roading/Streets (495), Water Leak (442), Graffiti (302) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | 16 | **17** |
| Facilities | **4** | 0 |
| Tracks | 2 | **4** |
| Bus stops | 11 | **44** |
| Bus routes through | **3** | 2 |
| Heritage places | **75** | 2 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Lyttelton and Mount Pleasant?**

Lyttelton counts 3,220 people (June 2025) to Mount Pleasant's 4,050; Lyttelton covers 6.27 km², Mount Pleasant 3.7 km²; the record holds 5,530 reports for Lyttelton and 3,489 for Mount Pleasant.

**Which has more heritage places, Lyttelton or Mount Pleasant?**

Lyttelton, 75 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

**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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