| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Oamaru |
4602 |
150 |
7.9% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
47% |
2148 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
18% |
828 |
1 |
1% |
Flued gas |
6% |
265 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
12% |
563 |
- |
- |
Oil |
1% |
31 |
0.0 |
0.0% |
Open fire |
6% |
276 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
6% |
276 |
5 |
5% |
Open fire: coal |
4% |
184 |
3 |
4% |
Total wood burner |
57% |
2608 |
58 |
65% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
25% |
1159 |
24 |
26% |
1994–99 wood burner |
19% |
869 |
21 |
23% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
13% |
580 |
14 |
15% |
Multi-fuel burners |
17% |
767 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
17% |
767 |
15 |
16% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
9% |
430 |
6 |
6% |
Pellet burners |
1% |
31 |
2 |
3% |
Total wood |
79% |
3651 |
77 |
86% |
Total coal |
13% |
614 |
9 |
10% |
Total |
4602 |
89 |
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* Note: rounding errors may occur in the proportion of burners in different age categories and in types of gas heating.
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| Percentage of houses using this method that use it each month | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0% |
0% |
10% |
14% |
43% |
76% |
81% |
81% |
43% |
24% |
14% |
0% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
11% |
22% |
56% |
89% |
100% |
89% |
44% |
22% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
4% |
4% |
18% |
35% |
71% |
87% |
91% |
87% |
67% |
41% |
21% |
7% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
20% |
40% |
70% |
95% |
95% |
90% |
50% |
40% |
10% |
0% |
| Average number of days per week house is heated (only for those heating during that month) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
- |
Open fire |
- |
- |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
- |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
3.7 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
8.3 |
8.3 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
3.9 |
3.9 |
20.8 |
25.5 |
41.4 |
55.0 |
58.0 |
53.1 |
61.5 |
34.3 |
15.1 |
6.3 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
2.0 |
4.1 |
11.1 |
15.8 |
14.6 |
12.6 |
7.1 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
- |
| Daily fuel use (kg) per household (for households using that method) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
13.3 |
13.3 |
4.0 |
8.1 |
16.9 |
12.8 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
45.0 |
45.0 |
10.7 |
15.9 |
18.9 |
14.6 |
45.0 |
45.0 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
1.5 |
1.5 |
8.0 |
9.8 |
15.9 |
21.1 |
22.2 |
20.4 |
23.6 |
13.1 |
5.8 |
2.4 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
2.6 |
5.4 |
14.5 |
20.7 |
19.0 |
16.5 |
9.2 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
10.7 |
13.4 |
13.3 |
5.1 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
3 |
Open fire: wood |
18 |
13 |
Open fire: coal |
26 |
45 |
Wood burner |
29 |
28 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
23 |
12 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
15 |
5 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$90 |
Gas |
$70 |
Open fire |
$43 |
Wood burner |
$79 |
Multi-fuel |
$135 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
245 |
430 |
337 |
153 |
552 |
552 |
- |
123 |
Percent |
11% |
20% |
16% |
7% |
26% |
26% |
- |
6% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
736 |
16% |
3866 |
84% |
Electric |
399 |
19% |
1749 |
81% |
Gas |
153 |
19% |
675 |
81% |
Open fire |
92 |
33% |
184 |
67% |
Wood burner |
460 |
18% |
2148 |
82% |
Pellet burner |
0 |
0% |
31 |
100% |
Multi-fuel |
92 |
12% |
675 |
88% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
31 |
100% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
3559 |
77% |
No insulation |
13% |
Under floor |
675 |
15% |
1 type |
32% |
Wall |
2178 |
47% |
2 types |
27% |
Cylinder wrap |
1074 |
23% |
3 types |
18% |
Double glazing |
430 |
9% |
4 types |
5% |
None |
614 |
13% |
5 types |
2% |
Don't know |
92 |
2% |
Don't know |
2% |
Other |
0 |
0% |
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* One type means the household has just one of: ceiling, under floor or wall insulation, a cylinder wrap or double glazing; two types are any two of these, etc.
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| Degree of insulation | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 type |
36% |
41% |
32% |
32% |
56% |
2 types |
26% |
26% |
25% |
28% |
11% |
3 types |
13% |
11% |
20% |
16% |
0% |
4 types |
6% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
0% |
5 types |
3% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
17% |
19% |
16% |
20% |
33% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
* Note: columns may not sum exactly to 100 due to rounding error.
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| Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-response |
21% |
26% |
24% |
16% |
11% |
Less than $20,000 |
27% |
26% |
12% |
4% |
44% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
10% |
26% |
20% |
20% |
11% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
7% |
4% |
12% |
4% |
0% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
10% |
0% |
8% |
8% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
11% |
7% |
11% |
12% |
11% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
6% |
7% |
11% |
24% |
11% |
More than $100,000 |
7% |
4% |
4% |
12% |
11% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
11% |
0% |
9% |
8% |
0% |
11–20 years |
10% |
0% |
8% |
8% |
0% |
21–40 years |
24% |
33% |
21% |
20% |
11% |
41+ years |
47% |
59% |
55% |
64% |
67% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
3% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
26% |
19% |
7% |
0% |
22% |
3 |
53% |
48% |
60% |
52% |
33% |
4 |
16% |
30% |
32% |
44% |
11% |
5 |
1% |
0% |
0% |
4% |
11% |
6 |
1% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
22% |