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Tables for Section 16

Table 16.1: Summary survey data, Milton

Location Households – 2004 Sample size Sample error

Milton

756

150

7.2%

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Table 16.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Milton

  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

 

* 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 16.3: Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Milton

  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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Table 16.4: Estimated daily fuel use, by season, Milton

  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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Table 16.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Milton

  Winter month cost

Electric

$122

Gas

$59

Open fire

$122

Wood burner

$65

Multi-fuel

$62

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Table 16.6: Type of electric heating, Milton

  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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Table 16.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Milton

  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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Table 16.8: House insulation summary statistics, Milton

  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%

   

* 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 16.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Milton

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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Table 16.10: Home heating method, by household income, Milton

  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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Table 16.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Milton

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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Table 16.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Milton

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%

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