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Suburb vs suburb

Pick two suburbs, the same record answers for both. Reports filed, crashes counted, schools, parks, bus stops and the places the register remembers, in one table with the caveats still attached.

Counts are what the public record holds, a report tally measures the stream, not the suburb’s virtue.

Or try one: the city vs Riccarton · Linwood vs Phillipstown · Akaroa vs Lyttelton

Casebrook Northcote
Population6,720 20232,750 2023
2023 Census (SA1 join)6,090 indicative2,667 indicative
Census households2,3821,083
Under 15 (Census)15%17%
65+ (Census)23%18%
Area3.44 km²1.24 km²
People per km²1,9532,218
Reports filed2,9772,332
Rank on the roll51st of 10858th of 108
Reports per km²8651,881
First report on record20152015
Busiest day2026-09-04 15 reports2023-05-26 17 reports
Crashes on record75 1 fatal · 21 serious108 0 fatal · 19 serious
Epicentres inside the outline——
Of the outline, red-zoned——
The 2011 gradeTC2 13.4% of the outline—
Flooded on record11.8% 1 event5.9% 1 event
The sea’s reach——
Slope-hazard bands——
The remembered ground——
The wild ledger3% of the outline—
The kept view4% of the outline—
The waiting water0% high-hazard · 41% managed0% high-hazard · 59% managed
The quiet linesall of the outline · 4% under the airport’s contours · bird-strike bufferall of the outline · bird-strike buffer
The drawn water105 reaches (Styx Drain, Cavendish Stream) · 9% setback strips · held edge23 reaches (Kruses Drain, Sissons Drain) · 5% setback strips
The allowed shape–49% under density overlays · Medium Density
The rebuild’s receipts791 frames filed · 2010–2014421 frames filed · 2007–2015
The pedal network0.0 km inside the outline · 0.0 km separated · Northern Line0.0 km inside the outline · 0.0 km separated · Northern Line, Papanui Parallel
The remembered names1 plaque · Tulett Park1 plaque · Morrison Avenue Bowling Club
The rules on the ground6 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga8 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga
On the hazard register4 parcels 1 current4 parcels 3 current
Made ground on file218 parcels 3 unvouched18 parcels 1 unvouched
Surveyed rocks––
Cleanups on file4 parcels none verified1 parcel none verified
The model’s verdictpossible 52% of the outlinemedium 100% of the outline
Engineered defences––
The canopy2,599 trees 4 veterans · 672 remembered felled486 trees 14 veterans · 130 remembered felled
The plan’s wordResidential New Neighbourhood 34% of the outline · 68% residentialMedium density residential zone 34% of the outline · 60% residential
The plan’s reservations2% of the outline 2 designations · learning, movement7% of the outline 3 designations · learning, movement
The plan’s exceptions–10% of the outline 8 matters · residential, infrastructure, nps matter
The listed city––
The usual complaintsDumped Rubbish 277 · Overgrown Vegetation 253 · Parks 251Graffiti 543 · Dumped Rubbish 245 · Water Leak 204
Schools11
Parks135
Facilities10
Tracks85
Bus stops324
Bus routes through31
Heritage places00

Same record, same caveats, the stream counts reports, not virtue. Casebrook's page · Northcote's page

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Casebrook and Northcote?

Casebrook counts 6,720 people (2023) to Northcote's 2,750; Casebrook covers 3.44 km², Northcote 1.24 km²; the record holds 2,977 reports for Casebrook and 2,332 for Northcote.

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.

Questions, answered briefly

What does this page compare?

Two suburbs' public records side by side: reports filed, crashes counted, schools, parks, bus stops, heritage places, population and density. Every number is the same dataset the suburb pages use.

Does a suburb with more reports have more problems?

Not necessarily. The record counts what people chose to report, population, awareness and reporting habits all move the number. Read it as the suburb’s report stream, not a complaint league table.

Where does the data come from?

The same public sources as everywhere else on the site: council reports via Snap Send Solve, NZTA’s Crash Analysis System, the council’s parks and facilities layers, Metro’s stop data, the Heritage New Zealand register, and census figures via Wikipedia’s suburb summaries.