# Templeton vs Yaldhurst, the record side by side

| | [Templeton](https://www.chch.live/templeton) | [Yaldhurst](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,910 (2023) | **2,700 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 1,830 (indicative) | **2,355 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 690 | **822** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **18%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **17%** | 13% |
| Area | **29.25 km²** | 18.02 km² |
| People per km² | 65 | **150** |
| Reports filed | **1,516** | 1,479 |
| Rank on the roll | **68th of 108** | 70th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 52 | **82** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2025-08-25 (15 reports) | **2025-01-14 (28 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **155 (5 fatal · 36 serious)** | 147 (7 fatal · 33 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **8 (biggest M3.8)** | 5 (biggest M3.4) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC1 (1.9% of the outline) | 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 | 88% of the outline (47% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer | **all of the outline (83% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer** |
| The drawn water | 8 reaches (Templeton Outfall, Kirk Road Drain) | 17 reaches (Paparua Stream, Paparua Stream Branch No 3) |
| The allowed shape | — | 1% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 38 frames filed (2010–2014) | **228 frames filed (2012–2013)** |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline, South Express** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | **6 plaques, Yaldhurst Cemetery, Templeton Domain** | 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 | 2 parcels (none current) | **3 parcels (1 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 60 parcels (2 unvouched) | 77 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (80% of the outline) | unlikely (58% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,321 trees (16 veterans, 427 remembered felled) | **1,493 trees (no veterans, 219 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Urban Fringe (56% of the outline) | Rural Urban Fringe (55% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | **28% of the outline (3 designations, civic, movement)** | 20% of the outline (7 designations, movement, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 1% of the outline (2 matters, utilities) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **2 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (198), Roading/Streets (185), Rubbish/Recycling (134) | Dumped Rubbish (233), Roading/Streets (213), Overgrown Vegetation (136) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | **13** | 9 |
| Facilities | **2** | 0 |
| Tracks | **1** | 0 |
| Bus stops | **10** | 2 |
| Bus routes through | 1 | 1 |
| Heritage places | 1 | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Templeton counts 1,910 people (2023) to Yaldhurst's 2,700; Templeton covers 29.25 km², Yaldhurst 18.02 km²; the record holds 1,516 reports for Templeton and 1,479 for Yaldhurst.

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

Even, 1 each on the heritage register.

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