| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Milton |
756 |
150 |
7.2% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
43% |
328 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
23% |
176 |
0.2 |
1% |
Flued gas |
5% |
40 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
18% |
136 |
- |
- |
Oil |
2% |
15 |
- |
- |
Open fire |
4% |
30 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
4% |
30 |
0.3 |
2% |
Open fire: coal |
2% |
15 |
0.1 |
1% |
Total wood burner |
35% |
262 |
8 |
40% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
18% |
139 |
5 |
22% |
1994–99 wood burner |
11% |
86 |
3 |
15% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
5% |
37 |
1 |
3% |
Multi-fuel burners |
39% |
292 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
39% |
292 |
7 |
36% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
33% |
252 |
4 |
21% |
Pellet burners |
1% |
5 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
77% |
585 |
16 |
77% |
Total coal |
35% |
267 |
5 |
22% |
Total |
756 |
21 |
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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 |
9% |
9% |
18% |
45% |
64% |
85% |
85% |
76% |
39% |
30% |
21% |
15% |
Open fire |
17% |
17% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
67% |
67% |
67% |
33% |
33% |
17% |
17% |
Wood burner |
10% |
10% |
17% |
44% |
60% |
85% |
88% |
87% |
62% |
44% |
27% |
17% |
Multi-fuel |
11% |
13% |
23% |
36% |
71% |
93% |
98% |
98% |
61% |
36% |
25% |
16% |
| 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 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Open fire |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
Wood burner |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
Multi-fuel |
6 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| 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 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
6.3 |
4.9 |
3.7 |
1.4 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
| 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 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
Open fire: wood |
2.7 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
9.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
2.1 |
2.1 |
10.5 |
18.0 |
26.6 |
31.8 |
31.8 |
31.2 |
24.2 |
18.6 |
14.0 |
5.4 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
1.2 |
1.2 |
7.6 |
9.5 |
21.6 |
25.3 |
25.5 |
25.1 |
13.5 |
12.3 |
8.1 |
1.2 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
2.9 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
9.7 |
13.1 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
17.1 |
13.8 |
8.7 |
6.6 |
5.0 |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
2 |
1 |
Open fire: wood |
30 |
27 |
Open fire: coal |
12 |
- |
Wood burner |
38 |
28 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
26 |
14 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
19 |
17 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$122 |
Gas |
$59 |
Open fire |
$122 |
Wood burner |
$65 |
Multi-fuel |
$62 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
40 |
50 |
66 |
30 |
45 |
101 |
- |
55 |
Percent |
12% |
15% |
20% |
9% |
14% |
31% |
- |
17% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
109 |
14% |
647 |
86% |
Electric |
45 |
14% |
282 |
86% |
Gas |
30 |
17% |
146 |
83% |
Open fire |
10 |
33% |
20 |
67% |
Wood burner |
35 |
13% |
227 |
87% |
Pellet burner |
0 |
0% |
5 |
100% |
Multi-fuel |
50 |
17% |
242 |
83% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
15 |
100% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
559 |
74% |
No insulation |
13% |
Under floor |
171 |
23% |
1 type* |
29% |
Wall |
363 |
48% |
2 types |
27% |
Cylinder wrap |
181 |
24% |
3 types |
17% |
Double glazing |
55 |
7% |
4 types |
7% |
None |
101 |
13% |
5 types |
3% |
Don't know |
30 |
4% |
Don't know |
4% |
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 |
34% |
29% |
23% |
28% |
0% |
2 types |
20% |
23% |
17% |
31% |
33% |
3 types |
18% |
14% |
25% |
12% |
17% |
4 types |
11% |
11% |
8% |
7% |
0% |
5 types |
2% |
0% |
2% |
3% |
0% |
None or don't know |
15% |
23% |
25% |
19% |
50% |
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 |
31% |
37% |
23% |
26% |
50% |
Less than $20,000 |
29% |
14% |
25% |
19% |
0% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
11% |
17% |
8% |
12% |
17% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
9% |
6% |
13% |
16% |
0% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
8% |
9% |
12% |
9% |
17% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
12% |
6% |
15% |
14% |
0% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
0% |
9% |
4% |
2% |
0% |
More than $100,000 |
0% |
3% |
0% |
3% |
17% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
15% |
6% |
13% |
2% |
0% |
11–20 years |
11% |
3% |
13% |
7% |
0% |
21–40 years |
26% |
29% |
17% |
31% |
17% |
41+ years |
42% |
60% |
50% |
52% |
67% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
3% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
2 |
29% |
17% |
19% |
10% |
17% |
3 |
51% |
57% |
50% |
62% |
50% |
4 |
14% |
17% |
23% |
14% |
17% |
5 |
2% |
6% |
2% |
9% |
17% |
6 |
2% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
0% |