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Tables for Section 11

Table 11.1: Summary survey data, Oamaru

Location Households – 2004 Sample size Sample error

Oamaru

4602

150

7.9%

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Table 11.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Oamaru

  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

 

* Note: rounding errors may occur in the proportion of burners in different age categories and in types of gas heating.

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Table 11.3 Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Oamaru

  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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Table 11.4: Estimated daily fuel use, by season, Oamaru

  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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Table 11.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Oamaru

  Winter month cost

Electric

$90

Gas

$70

Open fire

$43

Wood burner

$79

Multi-fuel

$135

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Table 11.6: Type of electric heating, Oamaru

  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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Table 11.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Oamaru

  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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Table 11.8: House insulation summary statistics, Oamaru

  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%

   

* 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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Table 11.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Oamaru

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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Table 11.10: Home heating method, by household income, Oamaru

  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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Table 11.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Oamaru

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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Table 11.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Oamaru

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%

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