[2.7] Comparison by City Subarea and Neighbourhood Tree coverage varies significantly by city subarea. As shown in Figure 2.6, urban towns have the highest level of coverage, in fact twice the amount found in the City Centre and North West Suburbs.
Urban Town North West Suburbs 18 % 16 % 14 % 13 % 12 % 9 % 9 % South East Suburbs North East Suburbs South West Suburbs Hinterland City Centre
Figure 2.6 Tree Canopy Cover by City Area, 2021
Figure 2.7 drills down further, showing the percentage of tree canopy cover at the neighbourhood level. Neighbourhoods with the lowest cover are concentrated in the City Centre and the North West suburbs.
10%
18%
19%
15%
13%
25%
8%
10%
19%
10%
14%
8%
5%
5%
15%
8%
11%
15%
1%
21%
6%
12%
6%
10%
19%
16%
15%
16%
15%
14%
10%
8%
12%
13%
11%
12%
10%
13%
11%
16%
24%
19%
18%
23%
14%
Under half of the city average Below average Average/above average Over 20%
Figure 2.7 Percent tree canopy cover by neighbourhood.
[ Baseline and Trends ]
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