# Port Levy vs Scarborough, the record side by side

| | [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy) | [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 651 (indicative) | **3,414 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 276 | **1,344** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 27% | — |
| Area | **83.13 km²** | 0.69 km² |
| People per km² | — | — |
| Reports filed | 84 | **783** |
| Rank on the roll | 100th of 108 | **82nd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1 | **1,135** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2019-06-21 (7 reports) | **2022-08-29 (12 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **5 (1 fatal · 1 serious)** | 3 (0 fatal · 2 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **87 (biggest M4.9)** | 5 (biggest M4.2) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 4.7% (3 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 16.1% (1 event) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | 1% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+81% broad overlay) | **9% of the outline (+85% broad overlay)** |
| The remembered ground | 36% of the outline (+19% silent-file) | **100% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 3% of the outline (+3% identified only) | — |
| The kept view | **82% of the outline (+15% outstanding), 5 ridgelines** | 19% of the outline (+12% outstanding) |
| The waiting water | — | 0% high-hazard (1% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 67 reaches (Owhetoro Stream, Te Kawa Stream), 1% setback strips | **17 reaches (Scarborough Outfall, Highview Lane Drain), 5% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 5 frames filed | **132 frames filed (2012–2015)** |
| The pedal network | — | 0.0 km inside the outline, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Port Levy Former School Site | **13 plaques, Nicholson Park, Whitewash Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | 4 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga | **10 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | — | 23 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 457 rocks (381 fell, 31 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | unlikely (31% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1 tree (1 veteran) | **280 trees (2 veterans, 123 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (73% of the outline) | Residential Hills (60% of the outline, 60% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 2 scheduled items (1 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (26), Parks (12), Trees - General (4) | Water Leak (96), Parks (79), Roading/Streets (78) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | 2 | **4** |
| Facilities | **5** | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | **3** | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Port Levy and Scarborough?**

Port Levy covers 83.13 km², Scarborough 0.69 km²; the record holds 84 reports for Port Levy and 783 for Scarborough.

**Which has more heritage places, Port Levy or Scarborough?**

Port Levy, 3 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.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=port-levy&b=scarborough
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=port-levy · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=scarborough