# Russley vs Yaldhurst, the record side by side

| | [Russley](https://www.chch.live/russley) | [Yaldhurst](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,440 (2023) | **2,700 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 1,074 (indicative) | **2,355 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 429 | **822** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **18%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **31%** | 13% |
| Area | 1.3 km² | **18.02 km²** |
| People per km² | **1,877** | 150 |
| Reports filed | 1,119 | **1,484** |
| Rank on the roll | 73rd of 108 | **70th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **861** | 82 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2023-01-11 (15 reports) | **2025-01-14 (28 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 108 (7 fatal · 30 serious) | **148 (7 fatal · 33 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.5) | **5 (biggest M3.4)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC1 (1.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | 2% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 15% of the outline |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline (16% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | all of the outline (83% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **14 reaches (Ilam Stream, Pinehurst Crescent Drain), 3% setback strips** | 17 reaches (Paparua Stream, Paparua Stream Branch No 3) |
| The allowed shape | — | 1% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **415 frames filed (2011–2014)** | 228 frames filed (2012–2013) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | **3 plaques, Avonhead Park, Manakura 1 Drainage Reserve** | 1 plaque, Yaldhurst Hall |
| The rules on the ground | **3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **4 parcels (1 current)** | 3 parcels (1 current) |
| Made ground on file | 20 parcels (3 unvouched) | 77 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (2 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | low (100% of the outline) | unlikely (58% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 572 trees (1 veteran, 299 remembered felled) | **1,493 trees (no veterans, 219 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (46% of the outline, 48% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (55% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 7% of the outline (7 designations, movement, learning) | **20% of the outline (7 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 1% of the outline (2 matters, utilities) |
| The listed city | — | 2 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (191), Water Leak (127), Overgrown Vegetation (75) | Dumped Rubbish (235), Roading/Streets (213), Overgrown Vegetation (136) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 3 | **9** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **3** | 0 |
| Bus stops | **12** | 2 |
| Bus routes through | **3** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | **1** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Russley and Yaldhurst?**

Russley counts 2,440 people (2023) to Yaldhurst's 2,700; Russley covers 1.3 km², Yaldhurst 18.02 km²; the record holds 1,119 reports for Russley and 1,484 for Yaldhurst.

**Which has more heritage places, Russley or Yaldhurst?**

Yaldhurst, 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=russley&b=yaldhurst
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=russley · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=yaldhurst