# Moncks Bay vs Mount Pleasant, the record side by side

| | [Moncks Bay](https://www.chch.live/moncks-bay) | [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 4,050 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,061 (indicative) | **3,909 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 891 | **1,572** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 13% | **16%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **27%** | 24% |
| Area | 0.38 km² | **3.7 km²** |
| People per km² | — | 1,095 |
| Reports filed | 446 | **3,489** |
| Rank on the roll | 89th of 108 | **42nd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **1,174** | 943 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-09-05 (5 reports) | **2022-10-10 (45 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 7 (0 fatal · 5 serious) | **54 (1 fatal · 15 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 3 (biggest M3.3) | **33 (biggest M4.1)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | **5.3% (2 ha)** | 0.3% (1 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (38.9% of the outline) | TC2 (2.8% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **40.1% (2 events)** | 0.8% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | **45% of the outline** | 3% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | **7% of the outline (+47% broad overlay)** | 1% of the outline (+92% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | **100% of the outline** | 84% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | 4% of the outline (+4% outstanding) | **25% of the outline (+22% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | **11% high-hazard (34% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (3% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 25 reaches (Rifle Range Waterway, Pump Station 222 Drain), 8% setback strips, held edge | 61 reaches (Mt Pleasant Waterway, Mt Pleasant Waterway Branch), 8% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 443 frames filed (2010–2016) | **5,077 frames filed (2010–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway | **0.0 km inside the outline, Rapanui Shag Rock, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway** |
| The remembered names | 5 plaques, Avon And Heathcote Estuary, Yacht Club Reserve | **9 plaques, Mccormacks Bay, Old School Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 9 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 152 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 30 rocks (13 fell, 13 wobble easy) | 1,000 rocks (823 fell, 34 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (51% of the outline) | unlikely (94% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | 3 defences (none rated poor) |
| The canopy | 63 trees (no veterans, 35 remembered felled) | **514 trees (2 veterans, 261 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Hills (50% of the outline, 83% residential) | Residential Hills (48% of the outline, 59% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 2% of the outline (7 matters, section 6) | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **2 scheduled items (none top-graded)** |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (75), Roading/Streets (54), Graffiti (41) | Roading/Streets (495), Water Leak (442), Graffiti (302) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 1 | **17** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 1 | **4** |
| Bus stops | 4 | **44** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **2** |
| Heritage places | 1 | **2** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Moncks Bay and Mount Pleasant?**

Moncks Bay covers 0.38 km², Mount Pleasant 3.7 km²; the record holds 446 reports for Moncks Bay and 3,489 for Mount Pleasant.

**Which has more heritage places, Moncks Bay or Mount Pleasant?**

Mount Pleasant, 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.

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