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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

Diamond Harbour Purau
Population1,610 202375
2023 Census (SA1 join)1,536 indicative1,536 indicative
Census households693693
Under 15 (Census)——
65+ (Census)——
Area3.02 km²—
People per km²533—
Reports filed1,75233
Rank on the roll67th of 108107th of 108
Reports per km²580—
First report on record20152015
Busiest day2022-12-04 10 reports2024-09-09 2 reports
Crashes on record27 0 fatal · 8 serious—
Epicentres inside the outline1 biggest M3.4—
Of the outline, red-zoned——
The 2011 grade——
Flooded on record——
The sea’s reach1% of the outline—
Slope-hazard bands0% of the outline +97% broad overlay—
The remembered ground100% of the outline—
The wild ledger——
The kept view23% of the outline +3% outstanding—
The waiting water——
The quiet lines––
The drawn water38 reaches (Purau Stream, Church Gully Stream) · 4% setback strips–
The allowed shape0% under density overlays–
The rebuild’s receipts202 frames filed · 2012–2014–
The pedal network––
The remembered names11 plaques · Diamond Harbour Cemetery, Stoddart Point Reserve–
The rules on the ground15 drawn rules · Rapaki Runanga–
On the hazard register––
Made ground on file36 parcels all vouched or natural–
Surveyed rocks123 rocks 24 fell · 16 wobble easy–
Cleanups on file2 parcels none verified–
The model’s verdict––
Engineered defences––
The canopy624 trees 91 veterans · 72 remembered felled–
The plan’s wordResidential Banks Peninsula 41% of the outline · 61% residential–
The plan’s reservations––
The plan’s exceptions––
The listed city1 scheduled item 1 highly significant–
The usual complaintsRoading/Streets 319 · Water Leak 196 · Parks 184Roading/Streets 9 · General Request 5 · Parks 3
Schools10
Parks190
Facilities30
Tracks00
Bus stops——
Bus routes through——
Heritage places92

Same record, same caveats, the stream counts reports, not virtue. Diamond Harbour's page · Purau's page

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Diamond Harbour and Purau?

Diamond Harbour counts 1,610 people (2023) to Purau's 75; the record holds 1,752 reports for Diamond Harbour and 33 for Purau.

Which has more heritage places, Diamond Harbour or Purau?

Diamond Harbour, 9 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

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.