# Templeton, Christchurch

1,514 council reports since July 2015, the 68th busiest suburb in the city. 1,184 photographs on record.
1,910 people at the 2023 Census, 65 to the square kilometre across 29 km².

https://www.chch.live/templeton

## 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

Templeton is a small town on the outskirts of Christchurch. Lying along State Highway 1. Templeton has been the centre of harness racing in Canterbury.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templeton%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 **$620 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $595–$650, across 9 bonds. That’s about **$70 a week above** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Templeton” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.
- 1-bedroom house, $620 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 1,830 people and 690 occupied private households, grouped from 12 SA1 areas in Templeton. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

- Under 15: about 18% (336 people)
- 65 and over: about 17% (306 people)
- Born overseas: about 16% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 85% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 14% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 4% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 9% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 87% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 68% 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 (1,184 on record)
- [8A Bailey St](https://www.chch.live/report/9083893)
- [39 Kirk Road, Templeton](https://www.chch.live/report/9083636)
- [4–22 Railway Tce](https://www.chch.live/report/9083634)
- [Chattertons Road, Templeton, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/report/9077770)
- [637 Waterloo Road, Templeton](https://www.chch.live/report/9070096)
- [637 Waterloo Road, Templeton](https://www.chch.live/report/9070085)

[1,184 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=templeton)

## The suburb, back then (3 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.*
- [Stooking at Templeton](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-58719562), 1910 · Canterbury Stories
- [Aerial view of Templeton](https://www.chch.live/then/1940s#p-53789098), 1941 · Canterbury Stories
- [Templeton, Canterbury Region](https://www.chch.live/then/1950s#p-23164989), 1951 · TAPUHI

## The record on Templeton
- Templeton enters the written record in 1863, [“St Mary's Church (Anglican) - List No. 3135”](https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/3135/St%20Mary's%20Church%20(Anglican)), [The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero](https://www.chch.live/collection/the-new-zealand-heritage-list-rarangi-korero).
- “Templeton” appears somewhere in 728 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 13 July 2015, at 230.
- Its busiest day was 25 August 2025, 15 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Kirk Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/kirk-road), reported on 192 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Hornby ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/hornby), the [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (2,827 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Templeton took **4 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs slower than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 3 months or longer.
95 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 19 January 2022.

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).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

2 sensitive sites stand here, Nova Trust, Te Kura o Rātā Templeton School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of them.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9083893), 13 Oct 2026 · 8A Bailey St, “Pot hole in the middle of pathway.”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9083636), 13 Oct 2026 · 39 Kirk Road, “water leak by the Templeton Domain toilets”
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9083634), 13 Oct 2026 · 4–22 Railway Tce, “Pot hole around fire hydrant.”
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9077770), 12 Oct 2026 · Chattertons Road, “house hold rubbish !”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070096), 11 Oct 2026 · 637 Waterloo Road, “grifitti”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070085), 11 Oct 2026 · 637 Waterloo Road, “grifitti”
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9060769), 9 Oct 2026 · 1 Kissel Street, “kissel sign on this Waterloo corner has been hit. still on the pole.”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9030821), 4 Oct 2026 · 2 Barters Rd, “Rubbish has been here 4 days”
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9024512), 3 Oct 2026 · 24A Kirk Road, “Potholes, road sunk in or poor patch works after pipe works. Also roadworks happened 2 days ago left the road with so…”
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9019270), 2 Oct 2026 · 30 Westfield Ave, “Graffiti with a black vid on the rubbish bin lid.”
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9019252), 2 Oct 2026 · 47 Bailey St, “Please notice a missing footpath black judder bar.”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9019122), 2 Oct 2026 · 6 Kirk Rd, “Graffiti on seat and wall.”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 8
- 2016, 6
- 2017, 37
- 2018, 94
- 2019, 97
- 2020, 91
- 2021, 124
- 2022, 180
- 2023, 200
- 2024, 215
- 2025, 248

## What gets reported
- Roads & footpaths, 435
- Rubbish & dumping, 360
- Trees & parks, 291
- Water & drains, 162
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 127
- Everything else, 92
- Vehicles & parking, 39
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 6

## Exactly what people say
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 198
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 185
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 134
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 91
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 84
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/problems/potholes), 77
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 77
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 70

## On the heritage register (1)
- [St Saviour's Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/126), 50 Kirk Road

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Kirk Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/kirk-road), reported on 192 separate days
- [Kettlewell Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/kettlewell-drive), reported on 65 separate days
- [Bailey Street](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/bailey-street), reported on 53 separate days
- [Hasketts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/hasketts-road), reported on 48 separate days
- [Roydon Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/roydon-drive), reported on 45 separate days
- [Waterloo Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/waterloo-road), reported on 35 separate days
- [Marshs Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/marshs-road), reported on 35 separate days
- [Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/main-south-road), reported on 35 separate days

## Schools (1)
- [Te Kura o Rātā Templeton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3555-te-kura-o-rata-templeton-school), Full Primary · decile 8 · EQI 449

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hornby High School](https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-school) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) · [Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College](https://www.chch.live/school/336-te-puna-wai-o-waipapa-hagley-college) · [Villa Maria College](https://www.chch.live/school/326-villa-maria-college) · and 4 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (13)
- [Ruapuna Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1291-ruapuna-park), Sports ground · 53 ha
- [Hasketts Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1088-hasketts-reserve), 4 ha
- [Chattertons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1378-chattertons-reserve), 4 ha
- [Globe Bay Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1916-globe-bay-reserve), 3 ha
- [Templeton Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1531-templeton-domain), Sports ground · 3 ha · playground, 32 pieces
- [Jones Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1802-jones-reserve), Sports ground · 2 ha · playground, 60 pieces
- [Rimu Park](https://www.chch.live/park/930-rimu-park), 2 ha
- [Kirk Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1363-kirk-reserve), 2 ha
- [Railway Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1745-railway-reserve)
- [Colchester Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1379-colchester-reserve)
- [Azalea Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1485-azalea-reserve)
- [Roydon Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1428-roydon-drainage-reserve)
- [Runnymede Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1480-runnymede-reserve)

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

## The civic shelf (2)
- [Yaldhurst Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-62), Cemetery
- [Templeton](https://www.chch.live/facility/recreation-centre-18), Recreation centre · 62 Kirk Road

## Where the suburb worships (1)
- [St Saviour's Anglican Church - Templeton](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-saviour-s-anglican-church-templeton), an Anglican church · 50 Kirk Road

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (1)
- [Walk and bike track through Templeton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-204-islington), 2.9 km · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.
The 2011 grading filed 1.9% of this outline, about 57 hectares, mostly **TC1**. 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 plan’s noise overlays cover **88%** of this outline, about 2,572 hectares across **5** mapped overlays, **47%** of it inside the airport’s air-noise contours, where the 55 dB line bites, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **8** classified reaches, the plan calling **Templeton Outfall** and **Kirk Road Drain**
           by name. 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 rebuild’s cameras filed **38** photographs on this ground, 2010–2014, wastewater 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, **1.8 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, [South Express](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/south-express). 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, **6** inscribed plaques, [Yaldhurst Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115487-yaldhurst-cemetery), [Templeton Domain](https://www.chch.live/plaque/22376-templeton-domain), [Templeton Pool](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310863-templeton-pool) 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, 3 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).
**2** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **60** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 103 hectares, mostly engineered fill, mixed fill with rubbish, topsoil, 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 **80%** of this outline in the **"unlikely"** class, 81% of the outline fell inside an assessed area. 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, 4 bridges, 2 shelters, 1 viewing platform, 1 set of steps, sited at Jones Reserve, Kirk Reserve, Templeton Pool, Colchester Reserve. 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 **8** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 3 tennis, 3 netball, 1 skateboard, 1 football. 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 **1321** living trees inside this outline, **16** veterans among them, 22 carrying a protection, mostly Algerian Oak, Arizona Cypress, Ribbonwood. The file remembers **427** 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 **56%** of this outline under **Rural Urban Fringe**, the rest mostly Rural Quarry 13%, Transport 3%, 82% of the outline fell inside a mapped zone. 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 **824 hectares** of this outline, **28%** , under 3 designations, mostly civic, movement. 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).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **1** place by name in this suburb, **St Saviour's Church and Setting**. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 8 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.8 in 2010. 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 (7)
- [Yaldhurst Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/yaldhurst-cemetery), cemetery
- [Kirk Road](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · 1960–1975
- [Miners Road Pits](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · ?–1950
- [Miners Road Pits](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Pound Rd 2](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Pound Rd 2](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Roydon Quarry](https://www.chch.live/rock/roydon-quarry), quarry

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.*
- [St Mary's Church (Anglican) - List No. 3135](https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/3135/St%20Mary's%20Church%20(Anglican)), [The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero](https://www.chch.live/collection/the-new-zealand-heritage-list-rarangi-korero) · 1863-00-00T00:00:00
- [ROAD BOARDS AND MUNICIPALATIES. (Timaru Herald, 08 April 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18680408.2.15), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1868-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL NEWS OF THE MONTH. (Timaru Herald, 02 May 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18680502.2.28), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1868-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 November 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18681117.2.6.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1868-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 08 December 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18681208.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1868-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 March 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690327.2.15.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 March 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690329.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 March 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690330.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 April 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690403.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Magisterial. (Star, 04 May 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690504.2.11), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Templeton
- [Bryum coronatum seen — Templeton, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402130119), iNaturalist · reinderw, 21 Sept 2026

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

## The crash record (155 injury crashes)

155 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 5 people killed, 36 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [State Highway 1S at Barters Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/barters-road-and-sh-1s), 17 injury crashes.

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

## The crime record (873 recorded victimisations)

873 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly assault, about 119 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=templeton)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (10 stops)

10 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5).
- Jones Rd (Templeton) near Jones Rd
- Jones Rd (Templeton) near Jones Rd
- Jones Rd near Dawsons Rd
- Kirk Rd near Mahoe St
- Kirk Rd near Railway Tce
- Kissel St near Banks St
- Templeton near Kirk Rd
- Templeton near Kirk Rd
- Waterloo Rd near Kissel St near Waterloo Rd
- Waterloo Rd near Kissel St near Waterloo Rd

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

## Businesses here (23 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.

- [Research](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-research#in-templeton), 7
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-templeton), 4
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-templeton), 2
- [B&Bs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bnb#in-templeton), 1
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-templeton), 1
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-templeton), 1
- [Campgrounds](https://www.chch.live/businesses/campground#in-templeton), 1
- [Charity](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-charity#in-templeton), 1
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-templeton), 1
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-templeton), 1
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-templeton), 1
- [Sweets & snacks](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sweets#in-templeton), 1
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-templeton), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Cookie Time Factory Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/cookie-time-factory-shop-templeton), Sweets & snacks
- [Golden Mile Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/golden-mile-tavern-templeton), Bars & pubs

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

## Next door
- [Islington](https://www.chch.live/islington)
- [Hornby South](https://www.chch.live/hornby-south)
- [Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/hei-hei)
- [Yaldhurst](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst)
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby)
- [Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/broomfield)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Templeton with [Islington](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=islington&b=templeton) · [Hornby South](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hornby-south&b=templeton) · [Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hei-hei&b=templeton) · [Yaldhurst](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=templeton&b=yaldhurst) · [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hornby&b=templeton) · [Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=broomfield&b=templeton), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Templeton?**

Templeton is a small town on the outskirts of Christchurch. The public record holds 1,514 council reports for it, the first filed in July 2015.

**How many people live in Templeton?**

1,910 people at the 2023 Census, 65 per square kilometre across 29 km².

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

About 1,830 people and 690 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Templeton?**

1,514 reports on record, most often roads & footpaths (435), rubbish & dumping (360), trees & parks (291). 265 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Templeton had?**

155 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 5 people killed, 36 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=templeton)

**What schools are in Templeton?**

One school in the Ministry’s directory, Te Kura o Rātā Templeton School.

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