| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Dunedin |
31,502 |
151 |
8.0% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
77% |
24,409 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
20% |
6259 |
8 |
4% |
Flued gas |
7% |
2318 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
13% |
3941 |
- |
- |
Oil |
2% |
626 |
0.0 |
0.0% |
Open fire |
11% |
3547 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
11% |
3338 |
32 |
18% |
Open fire: coal |
9% |
2712 |
36 |
20% |
Total wood burner |
14% |
4381 |
82 |
47% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
4% |
1383 |
24 |
14% |
1994–99 wood burner |
4% |
1153 |
34 |
19% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
6% |
1845 |
24 |
14% |
Multi-fuel burners |
6% |
1878 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
6% |
1878 |
9 |
5% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
3% |
1043 |
8 |
5% |
Pellet burners |
0% |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Total wood |
30% |
9597 |
123 |
70% |
Total coal |
12% |
3755 |
44 |
25% |
Total |
31,502 |
175 |
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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 |
7% |
4% |
14% |
36% |
43% |
86% |
93% |
86% |
57% |
25% |
14% |
11% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
6% |
19% |
56% |
88% |
94% |
94% |
50% |
31% |
13% |
6% |
Wood burner |
0% |
0% |
10% |
33% |
62% |
90% |
100% |
90% |
52% |
38% |
10% |
5% |
Multi-fuel |
13% |
13% |
25% |
63% |
75% |
88% |
100% |
100% |
75% |
38% |
25% |
13% |
| 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 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
Open fire |
- |
- |
1 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
Multi-fuel |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12.7 |
30.3 |
31.8 |
49.8 |
25.4 |
18.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
24.4 |
34.9 |
35.6 |
35.6 |
39.1 |
31.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
41.6 |
75.7 |
81.9 |
79.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
9.4 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
| 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 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
14.9 |
7.6 |
5.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
12.9 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
14.4 |
11.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9.5 |
17.3 |
18.7 |
18.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
2 |
2 |
Open fire: wood |
18 |
8 |
Open fire: coal |
15 |
14 |
Wood burner |
28 |
38 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
12 |
2 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$142 |
Gas |
$87 |
Open fire |
$38 |
Wood burner |
$81 |
Multi-fuel |
$51 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
1460 |
5841 |
9805 |
834 |
3964 |
5216 |
- |
1460 |
Percent |
6% |
24% |
40% |
3% |
16% |
21% |
- |
6% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
10,014 |
32% |
21,488 |
68% |
Electric |
7302 |
30% |
17,107 |
70% |
Gas |
2712 |
43% |
3547 |
57% |
Open fire |
417 |
12% |
3129 |
88% |
Wood burner |
417 |
10% |
3964 |
90% |
Pellet burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel |
209 |
11% |
1669 |
89% |
Oil |
209 |
33% |
417 |
67% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
20,028 |
64% |
No insulation |
19% |
Under floor |
6676 |
21% |
1 type* |
28% |
Wall |
9388 |
30% |
2 types |
24% |
Cylinder wrap |
5007 |
16% |
3 types |
17% |
Double glazing |
2921 |
9% |
4 types |
3% |
None |
6050 |
19% |
5 types |
0% |
Don't know |
2712 |
9% |
Don't know |
9% |
Other |
209 |
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 |
29% |
30% |
19% |
44% |
59% |
2 types |
22% |
27% |
38% |
11% |
12% |
3 types |
19% |
13% |
19% |
22% |
6% |
4 types |
3% |
0% |
5% |
11% |
6% |
5 types |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
27% |
30% |
19% |
11% |
18% |
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% |
23% |
19% |
22% |
35% |
Less than $20,000 |
21% |
33% |
5% |
11% |
18% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
12% |
13% |
10% |
11% |
0% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
13% |
0% |
5% |
11% |
18% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
6% |
3% |
5% |
11% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
11% |
7% |
29% |
22% |
6% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
7% |
13% |
10% |
11% |
12% |
More than $100,000 |
9% |
7% |
19% |
0% |
12% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
9% |
7% |
10% |
11% |
18% |
11–20 years |
6% |
7% |
5% |
11% |
0% |
21–40 years |
19% |
33% |
14% |
11% |
6% |
41+ years |
62% |
43% |
67% |
67% |
76% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
7% |
0% |
5% |
0% |
6% |
2 |
24% |
10% |
10% |
22% |
6% |
3 |
29% |
43% |
24% |
11% |
35% |
4 |
18% |
23% |
33% |
33% |
12% |
5 |
18% |
17% |
19% |
33% |
35% |
6 |
3% |
7% |
10% |
0% |
6% |