# Saint Martins vs Woolston, the record side by side

| | [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins) | [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 11,120 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,802 (indicative) | **10,608 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,149 | **4,371** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 17% |
| 65+ (Census) | **18%** | 16% |
| Area | 1.15 km² | **5.48 km²** |
| People per km² | — | 2,029 |
| Reports filed | 3,394 | **16,663** |
| Rank on the roll | 43rd of 108 | **3rd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 2,951 | **3,041** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2022-09-12 (18 reports) | **2026-08-29 (62 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 77 (0 fatal · 12 serious) | **338 (6 fatal · 79 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 4 (biggest M3.9) | **27 (biggest M4.1)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (70.9% of the outline) | TC3 (20.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 10.1% (4 events) | **25.6% (5 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | 27% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | 4% of the outline (+4% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | 2% of the outline | **5% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 2% of the outline | **7% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 2% of the outline | **6% of the outline** |
| The waiting water | **3% high-hazard (15% managed)** | 1% high-hazard (83% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 31 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Victory Drain Branch No 1), 9% setback strips | **118 reaches (Steamwharf Stream, Bells Creek), 14% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 9% under density overlays, Suburban | **11% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 2,517 frames filed (2010–2016) | **5,354 frames filed (2007–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Southern Lights | **0.0 km inside the outline, Heathcote Expressway, Rapanui Shag Rock +2 more** |
| The remembered names | 5 plaques, Heathcote Riverbank Tr South, St Martins Park | **13 plaques, Woolston Park, Heathcote Quay Monuments** |
| The rules on the ground | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **13 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 6 parcels (2 current) | **49 parcels (21 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 44 parcels (8 unvouched) | 252 parcels (28 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 58 rocks (53 fell) | — |
| Cleanups on file | 7 parcels (7 verified) | 14 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (43% of the outline) | medium (55% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 891 trees (7 veterans, 459 remembered felled) | **2,692 trees (31 veterans, 1,272 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (54% of the outline, 72% residential) | Residential Suburban (33% of the outline, 55% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **4% of the outline (3 designations, learning)** | 4% of the outline (3 designations, movement, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 4% of the outline (4 matters, section 6) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **9 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (680), Water Leak (553), Roading/Streets (291) | Dumped Rubbish (3,101), Graffiti (2,836), Rubbish/Recycling (1,665) |
| Schools | 2 | **5** |
| Parks | 3 | **27** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 16 | **30** |
| Bus stops | 18 | **42** |
| Bus routes through | 3 | 3 |
| Heritage places | 1 | **13** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Saint Martins and Woolston?**

Saint Martins covers 1.15 km², Woolston 5.48 km²; the record holds 3,394 reports for Saint Martins and 16,663 for Woolston.

**Which has more heritage places, Saint Martins or Woolston?**

Woolston, 13 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.

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