# McLeans Island vs Yaldhurst, the record side by side

| | [McLeans Island](https://www.chch.live/mcleans-island) | [Yaldhurst](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200 (2023) | **2,700 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 207 (indicative) | **2,355 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 69 | **822** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 13% | **16%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **25%** | 13% |
| Area | **55.54 km²** | 18.02 km² |
| People per km² | 4 | **150** |
| Reports filed | 472 | **1,479** |
| Rank on the roll | 88th of 108 | **70th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 8 | **82** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2016-06-30 (15 reports) | **2025-01-14 (28 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 52 (0 fatal · 14 serious) | **147 (7 fatal · 33 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 2 (biggest M4.3) | **5 (biggest M3.4)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC1 (1.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | **10% of the outline** | 2% of the outline |
| The kept view | **30% of the outline (+6% outstanding)** | 15% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 2% high-hazard | — |
| The quiet lines | 85% of the outline (37% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | **all of the outline (83% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer** |
| The drawn water | **27 reaches (Middle Stream, Waimakariri River South Branch), 5% setback strips, held edge** | 17 reaches (Paparua Stream, Paparua Stream Branch No 3) |
| The allowed shape | — | 1% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | — | 228 frames filed (2012–2013) |
| The pedal network | — | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | — | 1 plaque, Yaldhurst Hall |
| The rules on the ground | **3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 3 parcels (1 current) | 3 parcels (1 current) |
| Made ground on file | 1 parcel (all vouched or natural) | 77 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (49% of the outline) | unlikely (58% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 19 trees (2 veterans, 2 remembered felled) | **1,493 trees (no veterans, 219 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Waimakariri (43% of the outline) | Rural Urban Fringe (55% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 3% of the outline (2 designations, movement) | **20% of the outline (7 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 1% of the outline (2 matters, utilities) |
| The listed city | — | 2 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (191), Rubbish/Recycling (81), Roading/Streets (65) | Dumped Rubbish (233), Roading/Streets (213), Overgrown Vegetation (136) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 1 | **9** |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | **6** | 0 |
| Bus stops | 2 | 2 |
| Bus routes through | 1 | 1 |
| Heritage places | **2** | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between McLeans Island and Yaldhurst?**

McLeans Island counts 200 people (2023) to Yaldhurst's 2,700; McLeans Island covers 55.54 km², Yaldhurst 18.02 km²; the record holds 472 reports for McLeans Island and 1,479 for Yaldhurst.

**Which has more heritage places, McLeans Island or Yaldhurst?**

McLeans Island, 2 on the heritage register to the other’s 1.

**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=mcleans-island&b=yaldhurst
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=mcleans-island · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=yaldhurst