# Richmond Hill vs Scarborough, the record side by side

| | [Richmond Hill](https://www.chch.live/richmond-hill) | [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 78 (indicative) | **3,414 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 30 | **1,344** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 12% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 12% | — |
| Area | 0.59 km² | **0.69 km²** |
| People per km² | — | — |
| Reports filed | 323 | **780** |
| Rank on the roll | 94th of 108 | **82nd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 547 | **1,130** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2022-02-24 (3 reports) | **2022-08-29 (12 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 1 (0 fatal · 0 serious) | **3 (0 fatal · 2 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **10 (biggest M5.3)** | 5 (biggest M4.2) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 4.7% (3 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | 1% of the outline | **1% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | 3% of the outline (+95% broad overlay) | **9% of the outline (+85% broad overlay)** |
| The remembered ground | 100% of the outline | 100% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | **33% of the outline (+33% outstanding)** | 19% of the outline (+12% outstanding) |
| The waiting water | — | 0% high-hazard (1% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 14 reaches (Richmond Hill Waterway, Richmond Hill Road Drain), 5% setback strips | **17 reaches (Scarborough Outfall, Highview Lane Drain), 5% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **141 frames filed (2011–2014)** | 132 frames filed (2012–2015) |
| The pedal network | — | 0.0 km inside the outline, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway |
| The remembered names | — | 13 plaques, Nicholson Park, Whitewash Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **10 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 3 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 23 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | 408 rocks (400 fell, 8 wobble easy) | 457 rocks (381 fell, 31 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (98% of the outline) | unlikely (31% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 49 trees (no veterans, 17 remembered felled) | **280 trees (2 veterans, 123 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Hills (51% of the outline, 51% residential) | Residential Hills (60% of the outline, 60% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (67), Roading/Streets (52), Overgrown Vegetation (37) | Water Leak (96), Parks (79), Roading/Streets (78) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | 2 | **4** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 0 | **1** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Richmond Hill and Scarborough?**

Richmond Hill covers 0.59 km², Scarborough 0.69 km²; the record holds 323 reports for Richmond Hill and 780 for Scarborough.

**Which has more heritage places, Richmond Hill or Scarborough?**

Scarborough, 1 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.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=richmond-hill&b=scarborough
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