# New Brighton vs South New Brighton, the record side by side

| | [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton) | [South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/south-new-brighton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **6,510 (2023)** | 3,420 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,159 (indicative) | **3,321 (indicative)** |
| Census households | **1,425** | 1,296 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 16% | **19%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **17%** | 16% |
| Area | **4.06 km²** | 1.39 km² |
| People per km² | 1,603 | **2,460** |
| Reports filed | **16,222** | 2,672 |
| Rank on the roll | **5th of 108** | 52nd of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **3,996** | 1,922 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2023-10-29 (80 reports)** | 2020-07-08 (28 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **194 (5 fatal · 35 serious)** | 25 (3 fatal · 8 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **10 (biggest M3.9)** | 8 (biggest M4.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 9.4% (38 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (44.2% of the outline) | TC3 (1.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 10.4% (1 event) | **28.9% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | 65% of the outline | **83% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 11% of the outline | **30% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 10% of the outline | **28% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 16% of the outline (+2% outstanding) | **49% of the outline (+20% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | 14% high-hazard (71% managed) | **22% high-hazard (67% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **11 reaches (Rawhiti Domain Drain, Tovey Street Drain), 5% setback strips, held edge** | 5 reaches (Beatty Street Drain, Pleasant Point Domain Drain), 1% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **4,196 frames filed (2011–2016)** | 925 frames filed (2010–2015) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail | — |
| The remembered names | **28 plaques, New Brighton Beach Developed, Lonsdale St And Shackleton St** | 5 plaques, South Brighton Community Centr, Te Karoro Karoro Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **33 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 18 parcels (9 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 154 parcels (4 unvouched) | 49 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 7 parcels (none verified) | 3 parcels (3 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (43% of the outline) | possible (46% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,022 trees (43 veterans, 1,210 remembered felled)** | 508 trees (3 veterans, 197 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 44% residential) | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 40% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **1% of the outline (1 designation, learning)** | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | **5% of the outline (7 matters, section 6)** | 1% of the outline (3 matters, section 6) |
| The listed city | 3 scheduled items (1 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (5,963), Parks (1,186), Rubbish/Recycling (1,110) | Graffiti (364), Dumped Rubbish (284), Parks (281) |
| Schools | **2** | 1 |
| Parks | **8** | 4 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | **14** | 1 |
| Bus stops | **55** | 15 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **3** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between New Brighton and South New Brighton?**

New Brighton counts 6,510 people (2023) to South New Brighton's 3,420; New Brighton covers 4.06 km², South New Brighton 1.39 km²; the record holds 16,222 reports for New Brighton and 2,672 for South New Brighton.

**Which has more heritage places, New Brighton or South New Brighton?**

New Brighton, 3 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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