# Phillipstown vs Woolston, the record side by side

| | [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown) | [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,510 (2023) | **11,120 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 4,098 (indicative) | **10,608 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,761 | **4,371** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 16% | **17%** |
| 65+ (Census) | 8% | **16%** |
| Area | 1.24 km² | **5.48 km²** |
| People per km² | **3,637** | 2,029 |
| Reports filed | 11,872 | **16,613** |
| Rank on the roll | 8th of 108 | **3rd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **9,574** | 3,032 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2021-06-19 (69 reports)** | 2026-08-29 (62 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 137 (2 fatal · 26 serious) | **338 (6 fatal · 79 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 4 (biggest M3.8) | **27 (biggest M4.1)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (8.7% of the outline) | TC3 (20.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 20.5% (1 event) | **25.6% (5 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | 27% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 5% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 7% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 6% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (77% managed) | **1% high-hazard (83% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 13 reaches (Bells Creek, Outfall Drain), 3% setback strips | **118 reaches (Steamwharf Stream, Bells Creek), 14% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | **48% under density overlays, Medium Density** | 11% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,968 frames filed (2007–2016) | **5,354 frames filed (2007–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Rapanui Shag Rock | **0.0 km inside the outline, Heathcote Expressway, Rapanui Shag Rock +2 more** |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Linwood Park | **13 plaques, Woolston Park, Heathcote Quay Monuments** |
| The rules on the ground | 7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 21 parcels (15 current) | **49 parcels (21 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 21 parcels (1 unvouched) | 252 parcels (28 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 14 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (95% of the outline) | medium (55% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 733 trees (22 veterans, 386 remembered felled) | **2,709 trees (31 veterans, 1,255 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (38% of the outline, 52% residential) | Residential Suburban (33% of the outline, 55% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **5% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** | 4% of the outline (3 designations, movement, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 3% of the outline (8 matters, residential, section 6, heritage) | **4% of the outline (4 matters, section 6)** |
| The listed city | 2 scheduled items (1 highly significant) | **9 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (3,137), Dumped Rubbish (2,375), Rubbish/Recycling (1,965) | Dumped Rubbish (3,089), Graffiti (2,836), Rubbish/Recycling (1,665) |
| Schools | 2 | **5** |
| Parks | 6 | **27** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 11 | **30** |
| Bus stops | 19 | **42** |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 3 |
| Heritage places | 3 | **13** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Phillipstown and Woolston?**

Phillipstown counts 4,510 people (2023) to Woolston's 11,120; Phillipstown covers 1.24 km², Woolston 5.48 km²; the record holds 11,872 reports for Phillipstown and 16,613 for Woolston.

**Which has more heritage places, Phillipstown or Woolston?**

Woolston, 13 on the heritage register to the other’s 3.

**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=phillipstown&b=woolston
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=phillipstown · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=woolston