| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Cromwell |
1083 |
151 |
7.4% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
47% |
509 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
13% |
143 |
0 |
1% |
Flued gas |
3% |
36 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
10% |
108 |
- |
- |
Oil |
3% |
29 |
0.0 |
0.0% |
Open fire |
4% |
43 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
4% |
43 |
1 |
4% |
Open fire: coal |
1% |
14 |
0 |
1% |
Total wood burner |
56% |
602 |
10 |
55% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
19% |
206 |
4 |
25% |
1994–99 wood burner |
15% |
159 |
2 |
12% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
22% |
238 |
3 |
18% |
Multi-fuel burners |
25% |
265 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
25% |
265 |
5 |
28% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
18% |
194 |
2 |
11% |
Pellet burners |
1% |
7 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
84% |
911 |
15 |
87% |
Total coal |
19% |
208 |
2 |
12% |
Total |
1083 |
18 |
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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% |
6% |
33% |
50% |
67% |
72% |
72% |
56% |
22% |
17% |
6% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
0% |
33% |
67% |
100% |
83% |
100% |
67% |
17% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
1% |
1% |
6% |
33% |
74% |
87% |
94% |
90% |
64% |
27% |
6% |
1% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
3% |
25% |
56% |
78% |
94% |
72% |
50% |
17% |
11% |
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 |
- |
- |
1 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
Open fire |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
1 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
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| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
7.5 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
6.6 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
0.1 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
- |
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| 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 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8.1 |
24.9 |
15.4 |
24.9 |
20.8 |
12.7 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
4.3 |
12.4 |
15.3 |
16.2 |
15.1 |
11.0 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
0.4 |
4.2 |
11.9 |
18.3 |
18.6 |
14.2 |
11.0 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.4 |
5.5 |
8.7 |
10.1 |
8.1 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
2 |
1 |
Open fire: wood |
41 |
41 |
Open fire: coal |
9 |
- |
Wood burner |
29 |
17 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
21 |
12 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
13 |
7 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$137 |
Gas |
$112 |
Open fire |
$118 |
Wood burner |
$91 |
Multi-fuel |
$176 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
72 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
136 |
208 |
- |
36 |
Percent |
14% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
27% |
41% |
- |
7% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
158 |
15% |
904 |
83% |
Electric |
65 |
13% |
445 |
87% |
Gas |
29 |
20% |
115 |
80% |
Open fire |
14 |
33% |
29 |
67% |
Wood burner |
129 |
21% |
473 |
79% |
Pellet burner |
0 |
0% |
7 |
100% |
Multi-fuel |
43 |
16% |
222 |
84% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
29 |
100% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
918 |
85% |
No insulation |
6% |
Under floor |
308 |
28% |
1 type |
17% |
Wall |
760 |
70% |
2 types |
22% |
Cylinder wrap |
402 |
37% |
3 types |
24% |
Double glazing |
265 |
25% |
4 types |
15% |
None |
65 |
6% |
5 types |
11% |
Don't know |
72 |
7% |
Don't know |
7% |
Other |
14 |
1% |
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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 |
15% |
5% |
17% |
16% |
17% |
2 types |
21% |
25% |
27% |
24% |
0% |
3 types |
24% |
25% |
24% |
24% |
50% |
4 types |
17% |
30% |
13% |
16% |
0% |
5 types |
14% |
0% |
10% |
14% |
17% |
None or don't know |
8% |
15% |
10% |
5% |
17% |
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 |
10% |
25% |
19% |
24% |
0% |
Less than $20,000 |
15% |
10% |
6% |
8% |
17% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
15% |
25% |
17% |
19% |
0% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
14% |
15% |
14% |
14% |
0% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
13% |
5% |
13% |
14% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
18% |
0% |
19% |
14% |
17% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
11% |
20% |
11% |
8% |
33% |
More than $100,000 |
3% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
33% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
34% |
10% |
30% |
11% |
33% |
11–20 years |
20% |
20% |
17% |
30% |
0% |
21–40 years |
23% |
50% |
27% |
41% |
33% |
41+ years |
20% |
15% |
24% |
16% |
33% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
10% |
10% |
5% |
3% |
17% |
3 |
61% |
60% |
60% |
62% |
50% |
4 |
21% |
30% |
30% |
35% |
0% |
5 |
4% |
0% |
5% |
0% |
33% |
6 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |