# Dallington, Christchurch

3,310 council reports since June 2015, the 44th busiest suburb in the city. 2,725 photographs on record.
2,560 people at the 2023 Census, 1,928 to the square kilometre across 1.3 km².

https://www.chch.live/dallington

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Dallington is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on the north-east side of the city.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallington%2C_New_Zealand), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$520 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $469–$523, across 18 bonds, up 3% on a year ago. That’s about **$30 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Dallington” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.
- 1-bedroom house, $520 a week · 12 new bonds
- 2-bedroom house, $508 a week · 6 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 2,430 people and 978 occupied private households, grouped from 17 SA1 areas in Dallington. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

- Under 15: about 18% (435 people)
- 65 and over: about 17% (402 people)
- Born overseas: about 21% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 80% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 15% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 7% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 9% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 83% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 47% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (2,725 on record)
- [46A Coopers Road, Dallington](https://www.chch.live/report/9061914)
- [158 Gayhurst Road, Dallington](https://www.chch.live/report/9054380)
- [25 Bideford Place, Dallington](https://www.chch.live/report/9053076)
- [81 Locksley Avenue, Dallington](https://www.chch.live/report/9049645)
- [3 Strathfield Ave](https://www.chch.live/report/9043934)
- [105 Mcbratneys Road, Dallington](https://www.chch.live/report/9042675)

[2,725 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=dallington)

## The suburb, back then (6 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Seeing the sights - Dallington Bridge](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-46098443), 1880 · Canterbury Stories
- [Bridge, Dallington](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-46093283), 1900 · Canterbury Stories
- [Postcard: Dallington Bridge, Christchurch, NZ](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-54215887), 1911 · Canterbury Museum
- [Tram at terminus of old Dallington Bridge](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-46098433), 1913 · Canterbury Stories
- [A picturesque farm scene at Dallington, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-43273357), 1922 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Aerial View of Dallington in the 1940s,](https://www.chch.live/then/1940s#p-46086601), 1940 · Canterbury Stories

## The record on Dallington
- Dallington enters the written record in 1 January 1880, [“Seeing the sights - Dallington Bridge”](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2013/ccl-cs-14715), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories).
- “Dallington” appears somewhere in 394 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 6 June 2015, at 77-79 Banks Ave.
- Its busiest day was 5 August 2022, 31 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Banks Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/banks-avenue), reported on 421 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Burwood ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/burwood), the [Coastal-Burwood-Linwood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (3,754 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Dallington took **3 days** to resolve, about the city-wide median (3 days).
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 9 weeks or longer.
61 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 1 October 2019.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Lately
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9061914), 9 Oct 2026 · 46A Coopers Road, “dead branches in oak tree”
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9054380), 8 Oct 2026 · 158 Gayhurst Road, “Can someone look into this camper van parking on the road, whether it's a hazard.”
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9053076), 8 Oct 2026 · 25 Bideford Place, “Parking too close to driveways”
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9049645), 7 Oct 2026 · 81 Locksley Avenue, “white baiting in blocked off area and nets on both sides of river, unattending 1 of them”
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9043934), 6 Oct 2026 · 3 Strathfield Ave, “My green bin lid is broken”
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9042675), 6 Oct 2026 · 105 Mcbratneys Road, “Parks lock to vehicle access gate cut. Needs new padlock. Currently un locked”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9042173), 6 Oct 2026 · 28 Mcbratneys Road, “leaking water main”
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9034192), 5 Oct 2026 · 47A Gayhurst Rd, “Graffiti on the pole”
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9032125), 5 Oct 2026 · 32 Ferner Street, “Cable is down and a post has been cut off.”
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9031925), 5 Oct 2026 · 32 Ferner St, “Barrier rope removed by sawing off retaining post. Illegal vehicle access available.”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9026909), 4 Oct 2026 · 89 Gayhurst Road, “rubbish dumped”
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9020628), 2 Oct 2026 · 113A McBratneys Rd, “Piles of rubbish under a tree/bush. There is a tent nearby. It’s across the road from the newly planted area”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 86
- 2016, 110
- 2017, 134
- 2018, 161
- 2019, 255
- 2020, 280
- 2021, 217
- 2022, 444
- 2023, 403
- 2024, 456
- 2025, 395

## What gets reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 1,356
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 732
- Water & drains, 361
- Roads & footpaths, 319
- Trees & parks, 288
- Everything else, 113
- Vehicles & parking, 103
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 20

## Exactly what people say
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 740
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 554
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 536
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 214
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 176
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 100
- General Request, 69
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 68

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Banks Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/banks-avenue), reported on 421 separate days
- [Gayhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/gayhurst-road), reported on 278 separate days
- [Locksley Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/locksley-avenue), reported on 227 separate days
- [Dallington Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/dallington-terrace), reported on 150 separate days
- [Mcbratneys Road](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/mcbratneys-road), reported on 149 separate days
- [Halberg Street](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/halberg-street), reported on 124 separate days
- [Coopers Road](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/coopers-road), reported on 91 separate days
- [Cheam Street](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/cheam-street), reported on 85 separate days

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-high-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [Pareawa Banks Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/3289-pareawa-banks-avenue-school) · and 5 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (3)
- [Avon Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1130-avon-riverbank-true-left), 6 ha
- [Halberg Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1072-halberg-reserve), playground, 18 pieces
- [Moyna Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1466-moyna-playground), playground, 9 pieces

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The tracks through here (2)
- [Walk and bike track through Dallington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-50-dallington), 4.8 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Dallington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-112-avondale), 3.9 km · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 61.4% of this outline, about 82 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The Crown’s 2011 classification drew 97.7% of this outline, about 130 hectares inside the residential red zone. A mapped area files under the suburb its middle sits in, and a classification is the record of a decision, not a finding about an address; the whole line is at [redzone](https://www.chch.live/redzone).
The 2011 grading filed 47.3% of this outline, about 63 hectares, mostly **TC2**, with TC3 29 ha · TC2 34 ha. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 27.0% of this outline, about 36 hectares, across 2 named events. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **2%** of this outline, ngā wai. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s ecological schedules cover **3%** of this outline across **1** scheduled site, all of it protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **2%** of this outline across **1** scheduled area. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
The plan’s flood map draws **7%** of this outline inside **high flood hazard** ground, about 9 hectares across **6** mapped areas. The broader flood-management watch covers **85%** of it, Avon River. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **7** classified reaches, the plan calling **Avon River** and **Moyna Ave Drain**
           by name, **13%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **30 m** off the bank, and an esplanade line holds a public edge here. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **7%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Suburban Density Transition**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **1,666** photographs on this ground, 2001–2017, stormwater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **6.0 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 0.6 km of it separated from the traffic, [City to Sea Pathway](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/city-to-sea-pathway). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **2** inscribed plaques, [Avon Corridor 5 Rrz Land](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310987-avon-corridor-5-rrz-land) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **3** drawn instruments, 1 of them dog rules, 2 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
The files record **83** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 6 hectares, mostly silt, engineered fill, sand, 2 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **74%** of this outline in the **high** class, and 6 assessed areas here carry the free-face flag for possible lateral spreading. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **8** assets on this ground, 2 ramps, 2 shelters, 2 boardwalks, 2 sets of steps, sited at Avon Corridor 5 Rrz Land, Avon Riverbank True Left. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **1** record inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 1 bowls. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **754** living trees inside this outline, **42** veterans among them, 14 carrying a protection, mostly Manna Ash, Silver Birch, Kowhai. The file remembers **323** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **54%** of this outline under **Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor)**, **32%** residential, the rest mostly Residential Suburban 25%, Transport 11%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **2 hectares** of this outline, **2%** , under 1 designation, mostly learning. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 2 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.3 in 2011. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (2)
- [Avon River / Ōtākaro](https://www.chch.live/river/avon-river-otakaro), waterway · 29.2 km
- [Dudley Creek](https://www.chch.live/river/dudley-creek), waterway · 9.4 km

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [Seeing the sights - Dallington Bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2013/ccl-cs-14715), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories) · 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 May 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850522.2.9.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1885-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE OPERATIONS AT NEW BRIGHTON. (Star, 26 May 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850526.2.25.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1885-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850905.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1885-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850909.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1885-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850910.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1885-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850911.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1885-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850914.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1885-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850916.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1885-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850918.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1885-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Dallington
- [Common Broomrape seen — Dallington, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406392361), iNaturalist · nick_dell, 7 Oct 2026
- [European mountain ash seen — Dallington, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406386165), iNaturalist · nick_dell, 7 Oct 2026
- [New Zealand Blue seen — Dallington, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404629944), iNaturalist · noahfenwick, 30 Sept 2026
- [Eudonia leptalaea seen — Dallington, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404629917), iNaturalist · noahfenwick, 30 Sept 2026
- [Subterranean Clover seen — Dallington, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404629898), iNaturalist · noahfenwick, 30 Sept 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (30 injury crashes)

30 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 1 person killed, 7 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Gayhurst Road at Claydon Place](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=gayhurst-rd&suburb=dallington), 4 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=dallington)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (350 recorded victimisations)

350 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 36 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=dallington)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (3 stops)

3 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44).
- Dallington
- Gayhurst Rd near Coopers Rd
- Gayhurst Rd near Strathfield Ave

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (5 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-dallington), 1
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-dallington), 1
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-dallington), 1
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-dallington), 1
- [Op shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/op-shop#in-dallington), 1

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside)
- [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/wainoni)
- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond)
- [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley)
- [Avondale](https://www.chch.live/avondale)
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Dallington with [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonside&b=dallington) · [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=dallington&b=wainoni) · [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=dallington&b=richmond) · [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=dallington&b=shirley) · [Avondale](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avondale&b=dallington) · [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=dallington&b=linwood), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Dallington?**

Dallington is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on the north-east side of the city. The public record holds 3,310 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Dallington?**

2,560 people at the 2023 Census, 1,928 per square kilometre across 1.3 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Dallington?**

About 2,430 people and 978 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Dallington?**

3,310 reports on record, most often rubbish & dumping (1,356), graffiti & vandalism (732), water & drains (361). 480 of them in the year to 12 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Dallington had?**

30 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 1 person killed, 7 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=dallington)

**Does Dallington have buses?**

3 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, served by 44.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Dallington · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Dallington