# Mairehau vs Richmond, the record side by side

| | [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/mairehau) | [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **7,100 (2023)** | 5,210 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **7,053 (indicative)** | 4,770 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,670** | 2,163 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **18%** | 14% |
| 65+ (Census) | **17%** | 12% |
| Area | **4.53 km²** | 1.79 km² |
| People per km² | 1,567 | **2,911** |
| Reports filed | 6,750 | **9,444** |
| Rank on the roll | 19th of 108 | **13th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1,490 | **5,276** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2016-04-21 (57 reports)** | 2018-04-14 (51 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **269 (4 fatal · 44 serious)** | 132 (3 fatal · 26 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 15.3% (27 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (77.9% of the outline) | TC2 (29.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **38.9% (2 events)** | 24.9% (2 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 6% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 6% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 4% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **9% high-hazard (65% managed), 5 ponding** | 0% high-hazard (48% managed) |
| The quiet lines | 72% of the outline, bird-strike buffer | — |
| The drawn water | 173 reaches (Dudley Creek, Winters Road Drain), 7% setback strips | **29 reaches (Dudley Creek, Avon River), 14% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 7% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition | **41% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 2,710 frames filed (2001–2017) | **3,386 frames filed (2011–2017)** |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), City to Sea Pathway, Richmond Neighbourhood Greenway +1 more |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Walter Park | **4 plaques, Avebury Park, Richmond Playground** |
| The rules on the ground | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **12 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | **10 parcels (1 current)** | 8 parcels (3 current) |
| Made ground on file | 127 parcels (9 unvouched) | 56 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 7 parcels (1 verified) | 3 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (51% of the outline) | high (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,656 trees (6 veterans, 751 remembered felled)** | 1,373 trees (20 veterans, 838 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (42% of the outline, 57% residential) | Medium density residential zone (36% of the outline, 41% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **23% of the outline (11 designations, pipes, movement, learning)** | 4% of the outline (2 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 24% of the outline (2 matters, heritage, infrastructure) |
| The listed city | — | 5 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,308), Water Leak (757), Roading/Streets (638) | Graffiti (2,167), Rubbish/Recycling (1,430), Dumped Rubbish (1,249) |
| Schools | 1 | **2** |
| Parks | **11** | 8 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **18** | 10 |
| Bus stops | **32** | 18 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 4 |
| Heritage places | 0 | **6** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Mairehau counts 7,100 people (2023) to Richmond's 5,210; Mairehau covers 4.53 km², Richmond 1.79 km²; the record holds 6,750 reports for Mairehau and 9,444 for Richmond.

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

Richmond, 6 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=richmond
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=mairehau · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=richmond