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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

Hornby Islington
Population8,760 20231,040 2023
2023 Census (SA1 join)2,949 indicative954 indicative
Census households1,101363
Under 15 (Census)—15%
65+ (Census)—15%
Area5.1 km²6.15 km²
People per km²1,718169
Reports filed7,0211,892
Rank on the roll17th of 10866th of 108
Reports per km²1,377308
First report on record20152015
Busiest day2022-09-30 34 reports2024-10-31 15 reports
Crashes on record461 3 fatal · 80 serious90 2 fatal · 19 serious
Epicentres inside the outline3 biggest M4.13 biggest M4.2
Of the outline, red-zoned——
The 2011 gradeTC1 49.0% of the outline—
Flooded on record——
The sea’s reach——
Slope-hazard bands——
The remembered ground——
The wild ledger1% of the outline10% of the outline
The kept view——
The waiting water——
The quiet linesall of the outline · bird-strike bufferall of the outline · 50% under the airport’s contours · bird-strike buffer
The drawn water11 reaches (Waterloo Road Drain, Awatea Stream) · 1% setback strips–
The allowed shape18% under density overlays · Medium Density2% under density overlays · Suburban
The rebuild’s receipts957 frames filed · 2011–2014327 frames filed · 2012–2014
The pedal network0.0 km inside the outline · 0.0 km separated · Little River Link, South Express0.0 km inside the outline · 0.0 km separated · South Express
The remembered names2 plaques · Pathways Home, Denton Park1 plaque · Little Waterloo Park
The rules on the ground6 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga2 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga
On the hazard register21 parcels 17 current30 parcels 19 current
Made ground on file92 parcels 7 unvouched63 parcels 7 unvouched
Surveyed rocks––
Cleanups on file1 parcel none verified3 parcels none verified
The model’s verdictlow 93% of the outlinelow 70% of the outline
Engineered defences––
The canopy2,080 trees 9 veterans · 767 remembered felled420 trees 1 veteran · 204 remembered felled
The plan’s wordIndustrial Heavy 20% of the outline · 33% residentialRural Urban Fringe 23% of the outline · 12% residential
The plan’s reservations9% of the outline 7 designations · movement, learning15% of the outline 5 designations · power & signal, movement
The plan’s exceptions1% of the outline 1 matter · residential1% of the outline 1 matter · infrastructure
The listed city––
The usual complaintsGraffiti 1,508 · Dumped Rubbish 756 · Roading/Streets 643Dumped Rubbish 405 · Roading/Streets 244 · Graffiti 199
Schools40
Parks168
Facilities10
Tracks162
Bus stops448
Bus routes through62
Heritage places70

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

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Hornby and Islington?

Hornby counts 8,760 people (2023) to Islington's 1,040; Hornby covers 5.1 km², Islington 6.15 km²; the record holds 7,021 reports for Hornby and 1,892 for Islington.

Which has more heritage places, Hornby or Islington?

Hornby, 7 on the heritage register to the other’s 0.

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.