| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Mosgiel |
2752 |
150 |
7.8% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
59% |
1633 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
16% |
440 |
0 |
1% |
Flued gas |
6% |
160 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
10% |
280 |
- |
- |
Oil |
4% |
110 |
0.0 |
0.1% |
Open fire |
10% |
275 |
- |
-- |
Open fire: wood |
10% |
275 |
5 |
11% |
Open fire: coal |
7% |
202 |
1 |
3% |
Total wood burner |
32% |
881 |
22 |
46% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
11% |
308 |
9 |
19% |
1994–99 wood burner |
6% |
176 |
5 |
10% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
14% |
396 |
8 |
16% |
Multi-fuel burners |
23% |
624 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
23% |
624 |
11 |
22% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
11% |
312 |
8 |
17% |
Pellet burners |
1% |
37 |
0 |
0% |
Total wood |
65% |
1780 |
38 |
80% |
Total coal |
19% |
514 |
9 |
19% |
Total |
2752 |
48 |
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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 |
5% |
5% |
10% |
19% |
62% |
90% |
90% |
76% |
38% |
19% |
10% |
10% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
0% |
27% |
67% |
93% |
93% |
87% |
47% |
27% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
0% |
0% |
8% |
38% |
60% |
79% |
90% |
85% |
63% |
17% |
8% |
0% |
Multi-fuel |
3% |
3% |
13% |
27% |
63% |
80% |
90% |
87% |
67% |
30% |
13% |
7% |
| 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 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
Open fire |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
4 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
- |
Multi-fuel |
- |
3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
2.9 |
10.7 |
17.2 |
20.1 |
22.0 |
22.2 |
13.6 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
0.3 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
8.4 |
9.6 |
10.7 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Daily fuel use (kg) per household (for households using that method) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
16.2 |
19.4 |
19.4 |
19.4 |
19.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
4.1 |
7.2 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
3.3 |
12.2 |
19.5 |
22.8 |
25.0 |
25.2 |
15.4 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
0.4 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
13.5 |
15.3 |
17.2 |
16.3 |
16.7 |
9.2 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
23.9 |
24.3 |
25.5 |
24.9 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
1 |
Open fire: wood |
28 |
19 |
Open fire: coal |
11 |
3 |
Wood burner |
33 |
20 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
27 |
22 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
29 |
6 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$113 |
Gas |
$81 |
Open fire |
$31 |
Wood burner |
$105 |
Multi-fuel |
$124 |
Oil |
$405 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
128 |
330 |
349 |
147 |
367 |
385 |
- |
165 |
Percent |
8% |
20% |
21% |
9% |
22% |
24% |
- |
10% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
495 |
18% |
2202 |
80% |
Electric |
220 |
13% |
1413 |
87% |
Gas |
128 |
29% |
312 |
71% |
Open fire |
92 |
33% |
183 |
67% |
Wood burner |
110 |
13% |
771 |
88% |
Pellet burner |
0 |
0% |
37 |
100% |
Multi-fuel |
147 |
24% |
477 |
76% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
110 |
100% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
2183 |
79% |
No insulation |
9% |
Under floor |
587 |
21% |
1 type |
31% |
Wall |
1174 |
43% |
2 types |
25% |
Cylinder wrap |
660 |
24% |
3 types |
20% |
Double glazing |
349 |
13% |
4 types |
9% |
None |
239 |
9% |
5 types |
1% |
Don't know |
147 |
5% |
Don't know |
5% |
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 |
30% |
42% |
27% |
32% |
53% |
2 types |
26% |
25% |
25% |
15% |
13% |
3 types |
22% |
8% |
27% |
26% |
7% |
4 types |
7% |
8% |
8% |
12% |
7% |
5 types |
1% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
13% |
17% |
10% |
15% |
20% |
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 |
20% |
13% |
17% |
18% |
0% |
Less than $20,000 |
27% |
33% |
13% |
21% |
33% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
18% |
17% |
8% |
24% |
13% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
9% |
8% |
13% |
12% |
20% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
8% |
13% |
13% |
6% |
7% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
7% |
8% |
17% |
6% |
13% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
8% |
8% |
8% |
6% |
7% |
More than $100,000 |
3% |
0% |
13% |
9% |
7% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
16% |
13% |
13% |
0% |
7% |
11–20 years |
16% |
17% |
27% |
29% |
7% |
21–40 years |
28% |
25% |
23% |
29% |
13% |
41+ years |
36% |
29% |
31% |
35% |
67% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
30% |
21% |
6% |
3% |
13% |
3 |
43% |
46% |
52% |
53% |
60% |
4 |
17% |
17% |
35% |
35% |
27% |
5 |
3% |
4% |
4% |
9% |
0% |
6 |
0% |
4% |
2% |
0% |
0% |