# Mairehau vs Marshland, the record side by side

| | [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/mairehau) | [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **7,100 (2023)** | 1,540 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **7,053 (indicative)** | 1,392 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,670** | 498 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **18%** | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 17% | **30%** |
| Area | 4.53 km² | **8.75 km²** |
| People per km² | **1,567** | 176 |
| Reports filed | **6,772** | 2,479 |
| Rank on the roll | **19th of 108** | 56th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,495** | 283 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2016-04-21 (57 reports)** | 2021-06-02 (19 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **270 (4 fatal · 44 serious)** | 253 (5 fatal · 62 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 4 (biggest M3.8) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (77.9% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | **38.9% (2 events)** | 19.6% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | 2% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **9% high-hazard (65% managed), 5 ponding** | 3% high-hazard (15% managed), 1 ponding |
| The quiet lines | **72% of the outline, bird-strike buffer** | 31% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **173 reaches (Dudley Creek, Winters Road Drain), 7% setback strips** | 162 reaches (Rhodes Drain, Canal Reserve Drain), 4% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | **7% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition** | 1% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,710 frames filed (2001–2017)** | 57 frames filed (2011–2014) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline** |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Walter Park | **4 plaques, Little Poland Park, John Lindsay Drainage Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | **5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 4 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **10 parcels (1 current)** | 2 parcels (2 current) |
| Made ground on file | 127 parcels (9 unvouched) | 309 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 7 parcels (1 verified) | 2 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (51% of the outline) | possible (70% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,656 trees (6 veterans, 751 remembered felled) | **2,388 trees (10 veterans, 470 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (42% of the outline, 57% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (57% of the outline, 33% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **23% of the outline (11 designations, pipes, movement, learning)** | 1% of the outline (3 designations, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 3% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure) |
| The listed city | — | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,308), Water Leak (758), Roading/Streets (638) | Overgrown Vegetation (300), Roading/Streets (295), Parks (271) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | **11** | 3 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **18** | 8 |
| Bus stops | **32** | 10 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | **1** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Mairehau and Marshland?**

Mairehau counts 7,100 people (2023) to Marshland's 1,540; Mairehau covers 4.53 km², Marshland 8.75 km²; the record holds 6,772 reports for Mairehau and 2,479 for Marshland.

**Which has more heritage places, Mairehau or Marshland?**

Marshland, 1 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=mairehau&b=marshland
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=mairehau · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=marshland