# Mount Pleasant vs Southshore, the record side by side

| | [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant) | [Southshore](https://www.chch.live/southshore) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,050 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,909 (indicative)** | 3,321 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,572** | 1,296 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 16% | **19%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **24%** | 16% |
| Area | **3.7 km²** | 1.1 km² |
| People per km² | 1,095 | — |
| Reports filed | **3,495** | 947 |
| Rank on the roll | **42nd of 108** | 78th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **945** | 861 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-10-10 (45 reports)** | 2018-05-23 (9 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **54 (1 fatal · 15 serious)** | 10 (0 fatal · 3 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **33 (biggest M4.1)** | 10 (biggest M3.9) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 0.3% (1 ha) | **13.0% (14 ha)** |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (2.8% of the outline) | TC3 (34.6% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 0.8% (1 event) | **33.2% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | 3% of the outline | **96% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | 1% of the outline (+92% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | 84% of the outline | **100% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | **46% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 25% of the outline (+22% outstanding) | **48% of the outline (+48% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (3% managed) | **38% high-hazard (66% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **61 reaches (Mt Pleasant Waterway, Mt Pleasant Waterway Branch), 8% setback strips, held edge** | , held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **5,077 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 475 frames filed (2010–2016) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Rapanui Shag Rock, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway | — |
| The remembered names | **9 plaques, Mccormacks Bay, Old School Reserve** | 4 plaques, Spit Reserve, Southshore Beach Park |
| The rules on the ground | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 152 parcels (4 unvouched) | 119 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 1,000 rocks (823 fell, 34 wobble easy) | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (94% of the outline) | medium (33% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 3 defences (none rated poor) | — |
| The canopy | **514 trees (2 veterans, 261 remembered felled)** | 276 trees (2 veterans, 87 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Hills (48% of the outline, 59% residential) | Open Space Coastal (46% of the outline, 38% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) | — |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (495), Water Leak (443), Graffiti (302) | Roading/Streets (156), Parks (104), Rubbish/Recycling (72) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **17** | 4 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **4** | 0 |
| Bus stops | **44** | 16 |
| Bus routes through | **2** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **2** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Mount Pleasant and Southshore?**

Mount Pleasant covers 3.7 km², Southshore 1.1 km²; the record holds 3,495 reports for Mount Pleasant and 947 for Southshore.

**Which has more heritage places, Mount Pleasant or Southshore?**

Mount Pleasant, 2 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.

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