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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

Fendalton Strowan
Population4,870 20233,620 2023
2023 Census (SA1 join)6,273 indicative3,564 indicative
Census households2,3191,263
Under 15 (Census)15%20%
65+ (Census)22%18%
Area1.97 km²1.36 km²
People per km²2,4722,662
Reports filed3,1012,557
Rank on the roll47th of 10855th of 108
Reports per km²1,5741,880
First report on record20152015
Busiest day2016-12-19 134 reports2023-07-30 28 reports
Crashes on record145 2 fatal · 28 serious146 1 fatal · 32 serious
Epicentres inside the outline——
Of the outline, red-zoned——
The 2011 gradeTC3 35.2% of the outlineTC3 2.1% of the outline
Flooded on record15.0% 2 events4.0% 1 event
The sea’s reach——
Slope-hazard bands——
The remembered ground8% of the outline—
The wild ledger7% of the outline +3% identified only—
The kept view11% of the outline +7% outstanding—
The waiting water0% high-hazard · 45% managed0% high-hazard · 32% managed
The quiet linesall of the outline · 1% under the airport’s contours · bird-strike bufferall of the outline · bird-strike buffer
The drawn water68 reaches (Avon River, Fendalton Stream) · 12% setback strips · held edge52 reaches (Cross Stream, Taylor Stream) · 5% setback strips
The allowed shape15% under density overlays · Suburban14% under density overlays · Medium Density
The rebuild’s receipts753 frames filed · 2011–2016530 frames filed · 2011–2016
The pedal network0.0 km inside the outline · Northern Line, Uni-Cycle0.0 km inside the outline · Northern Line
The remembered names11 plaques · Jeffreys Reserve, Waiwetu Reserve–
The rules on the ground17 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga8 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga
On the hazard register2 parcels none current3 parcels 2 current
Made ground on file135 parcels 6 unvouched50 parcels 4 unvouched
Surveyed rocks––
Cleanups on file1 parcel none verified–
The model’s verdictmedium 66% of the outline · 10 free-face flagsmedium 78% of the outline · 4 free-face flags
Engineered defences––
The canopy1,965 trees 73 veterans · 702 remembered felled764 trees 7 veterans · 300 remembered felled
The plan’s wordResidential Suburban 45% of the outline · 60% residentialResidential Suburban 54% of the outline · 68% residential
The plan’s reservations6% of the outline 2 designations · learning3% of the outline 2 designations · learning
The plan’s exceptions25% of the outline 20 matters · heritage, utilities, section 65% of the outline 2 matters · heritage
The listed city19 scheduled items 12 highly significant2 scheduled items 1 highly significant
The usual complaintsRoading/Streets 647 · Graffiti 383 · Water Leak 312Graffiti 497 · Water Leak 355 · Roading/Streets 258
Schools20
Parks61
Facilities00
Tracks1614
Bus stops2813
Bus routes through34
Heritage places3210

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

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Fendalton and Strowan?

Fendalton counts 4,870 people (2023) to Strowan's 3,620; Fendalton covers 1.97 km², Strowan 1.36 km²; the record holds 3,101 reports for Fendalton and 2,557 for Strowan.

Which has more heritage places, Fendalton or Strowan?

Fendalton, 32 on the heritage register to the other’s 10.

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.