# Parklands vs Waimairi Beach, the record side by side

| | [Parklands](https://www.chch.live/parklands) | [Waimairi Beach](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **10,420 (2023)** | 1,340 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **10,152 (indicative)** | 1,293 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,627** | 468 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | 15% | **19%** |
| Area | **5.62 km²** | 1.25 km² |
| People per km² | **1,854** | 1,072 |
| Reports filed | **4,955** | 1,101 |
| Rank on the roll | **29th of 108** | 74th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **882** | 881 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2020-08-25 (25 reports)** | 2018-03-21 (21 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **94 (0 fatal · 18 serious)** | 3 (0 fatal · 0 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **4 (biggest M3.5)** | 1 (biggest M3.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (28.2% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | 6.8% (1 event) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | 17% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 4% of the outline | — |
| The wild ledger | — | 12% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 12% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (6% managed) | 0% high-hazard (12% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **26 reaches (Putake Drain, Snellings Drain), 1% setback strips** | , held edge |
| The allowed shape | 2% under density overlays, Suburban | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **3,945 frames filed (2011–2017)** | 573 frames filed (2011–2013) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | 8 plaques, Parklands Reserve, Alpine View Drainage Reserve | — |
| The rules on the ground | **5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **8 parcels (4 current)** | 1 parcel (1 current) |
| Made ground on file | 244 parcels (2 unvouched) | 41 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | high (37% of the outline) | possible (85% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **3,118 trees (11 veterans, 1,611 remembered felled)** | 153 trees (no veterans, 104 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 43% residential) | Specific Purpose (Burwood Landfill & Resource Recovery Park) (37% of the outline, 24% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (735), Parks (537), Roading/Streets (526) | Parks (142), Graffiti (113), Rubbish/Recycling (95) |
| Schools | **2** | 0 |
| Parks | **37** | 5 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | **8** | 1 |
| Bus stops | **40** | 8 |
| Bus routes through | **3** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Parklands and Waimairi Beach?**

Parklands counts 10,420 people (2023) to Waimairi Beach's 1,340; Parklands covers 5.62 km², Waimairi Beach 1.25 km²; the record holds 4,955 reports for Parklands and 1,101 for Waimairi Beach.

**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=parklands&b=waimairi-beach
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=parklands · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=waimairi-beach