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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.

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Dallington Shirley
Population2,560 20237,140 2023
2023 Census (SA1 join)2,430 indicative6,876 indicative
Census households9782,565
Under 15 (Census)18%17%
65+ (Census)17%19%
Area1.33 km²2.75 km²
People per km²1,9252,596
Reports filed3,3144,693
Rank on the roll44th of 10831st of 108
Reports per km²2,4921,707
First report on record20152015
Busiest day2022-08-05 31 reports2022-01-04 36 reports
Crashes on record30 1 fatal · 7 serious248 1 fatal · 50 serious
Epicentres inside the outline2 biggest M3.32 biggest M3.2
Of the outline, red-zoned97.7% 130 ha—
The 2011 gradeTC2 47.3% of the outline—
Flooded on record27.0% 2 events2.0% 1 event
The sea’s reach——
Slope-hazard bands——
The remembered ground2% of the outline—
The wild ledger3% of the outline1% of the outline
The kept view2% of the outline—
The waiting water7% high-hazard · 85% managed0% high-hazard · 27% managed
The quiet lines––
The drawn water7 reaches (Avon River, Moyna Ave Drain) · 13% setback strips · held edge29 reaches (Shirley Stream, No 1 Drain) · 2% setback strips
The allowed shape7% under density overlays · Suburban Density Transition35% under density overlays · Medium Density
The rebuild’s receipts1,666 frames filed · 2001–20171,794 frames filed · 2010–2016
The pedal network0.0 km inside the outline · 0.0 km separated · City to Sea Pathway0.0 km inside the outline
The remembered names2 plaques · Avon Corridor 5 Rrz Land–
The rules on the ground3 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga7 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga
On the hazard register–2 parcels 2 current
Made ground on file83 parcels 2 unvouched184 parcels 1 unvouched
Surveyed rocks––
Cleanups on file––
The model’s verdicthigh 74% of the outline · 6 free-face flagsmedium 82% of the outline · 3 free-face flags
Engineered defences––
The canopy754 trees 42 veterans · 323 remembered felled1,047 trees 3 veterans · 692 remembered felled
The plan’s wordSpecific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) 54% of the outline · 32% residentialOpen Space Metropolitan Facilities 19% of the outline · 51% residential
The plan’s reservations2% of the outline 1 designation · learning4% of the outline 3 designations · learning
The plan’s exceptions–15% of the outline 1 matter · infrastructure
The listed city––
The usual complaintsRubbish/Recycling 740 · Graffiti 554 · Dumped Rubbish 539Graffiti 1,285 · Water Leak 457 · Roading/Streets 404
Schools02
Parks310
Facilities02
Tracks29
Bus stops338
Bus routes through18
Heritage places00

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

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Dallington and Shirley?

Dallington counts 2,560 people (2023) to Shirley's 7,140; Dallington covers 1.33 km², Shirley 2.75 km²; the record holds 3,314 reports for Dallington and 4,693 for Shirley.

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.