# Lyttelton vs Port Levy, the record side by side

| | [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton) | [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,220 (June 2025) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,117 (indicative)** | 651 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,353** | 276 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 17% | **27%** |
| Area | 6.27 km² | **83.13 km²** |
| People per km² | 514 | — |
| Reports filed | **5,530** | 84 |
| Rank on the roll | **23rd of 108** | 100th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **882** | 1 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2026-01-07 (72 reports)** | 2019-06-21 (7 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **77 (2 fatal · 22 serious)** | 5 (1 fatal · 1 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 28 (biggest M4.1) | **87 (biggest M4.9)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 1.8% (11 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 1.0% (1 event) | **16.1% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | 13% of the outline | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | **26% of the outline (+57% broad overlay)** | 0% of the outline (+81% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | **85% of the outline** | 36% of the outline (+19% silent-file) |
| The wild ledger | — | 3% of the outline (+3% identified only) |
| The kept view | 42% of the outline (+24% outstanding) | **82% of the outline (+15% outstanding), 5 ridgelines** |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **14 reaches, 4% setback strips, held edge** | 67 reaches (Owhetoro Stream, Te Kawa Stream), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,646 frames filed (2010–2017)** | 5 frames filed |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | **20 plaques, Sumner Road Gardens, Oxford Street Reserve** | 2 plaques, Port Levy Former School Site |
| The rules on the ground | **18 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 4 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 10 parcels (9 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 13 parcels (3 unvouched) | — |
| Surveyed rocks | 1,023 rocks (612 fell, 48 wobble easy) | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (1% of the outline) | — |
| Engineered defences | 45 defences (4 rated poor) | — |
| The canopy | **179 trees (5 veterans, 51 remembered felled)** | 1 tree (1 veteran) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Natural (27% of the outline, 15% residential) | Rural Banks Peninsula (73% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 4% of the outline (5 designations, movement, pipes) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | 1% of the outline (1 matter, heritage) | — |
| The listed city | **74 scheduled items (15 highly significant)** | 2 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,256), Water Leak (651), Roading/Streets (588) | Roading/Streets (26), Parks (12), Trees - General (4) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **16** | 2 |
| Facilities | 4 | **5** |
| Tracks | **2** | 0 |
| Bus stops | 11 | — |
| Bus routes through | 3 | — |
| Heritage places | **75** | 3 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Lyttelton and Port Levy?**

Lyttelton covers 6.27 km², Port Levy 83.13 km²; the record holds 5,530 reports for Lyttelton and 84 for Port Levy.

**Which has more heritage places, Lyttelton or Port Levy?**

Lyttelton, 75 on the heritage register to the other’s 3.

**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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