| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Arrowtown |
721 |
150 |
7.1% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
51% |
365 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
27% |
192 |
0.4 |
3% |
Flued gas |
14% |
99 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
13% |
94 |
- |
- |
Oil |
3% |
24 |
0.0 |
0.0% |
Open fire |
15% |
111 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
15% |
106 |
2 |
14% |
Open fire: coal |
5% |
38 |
1 |
4% |
Total wood burner |
46% |
332 |
7 |
47% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
16% |
116 |
3 |
21% |
1994–99 wood burner |
15% |
106 |
2 |
16% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
15% |
111 |
2 |
11% |
Multi-fuel burners |
23% |
163 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
23% |
163 |
3 |
23% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
16% |
115 |
1 |
9% |
Pellet burners |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
83% |
601 |
13 |
85% |
Total coal |
21% |
154 |
2 |
12% |
Total |
721 |
15 |
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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% |
13% |
33% |
67% |
90% |
90% |
92% |
62% |
31% |
18% |
10% |
Open fire |
5% |
5% |
10% |
29% |
52% |
95% |
100% |
95% |
67% |
33% |
14% |
10% |
Wood burner |
3% |
3% |
7% |
30% |
77% |
96% |
100% |
94% |
68% |
41% |
16% |
9% |
Multi-fuel |
3% |
0% |
9% |
41% |
65% |
91% |
100% |
91% |
71% |
38% |
12% |
12% |
| 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 |
- |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
- |
Open fire |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Wood burner |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
Multi-fuel |
2 |
- |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Open fire: coal |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Wood burner |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
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 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
11.8 |
7.6 |
19.3 |
20.0 |
19.3 |
17.4 |
10.3 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
Open fire: coal |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
11.8 |
14.3 |
14.3 |
13.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Wood burner |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
15.5 |
19.7 |
21.0 |
20.4 |
11.8 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.2 |
- |
0.7 |
4.0 |
11.0 |
19.0 |
21.1 |
19.0 |
6.9 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
9.8 |
10.9 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
3 |
1 |
Open fire: wood |
27 |
19 |
Open fire: coal |
21 |
14 |
Wood burner |
26 |
17 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
23 |
10 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
14 |
3 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$158 |
Gas |
$133 |
Open fire |
$84 |
Pellet burner |
- |
Multi-fuel |
$143 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
87 |
48 |
96 |
19 |
101 |
53 |
- |
58 |
Percent |
24% |
13% |
26% |
5% |
28% |
14% |
- |
16% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
187 |
26% |
524 |
73% |
Electric |
67 |
18% |
298 |
82% |
Gas |
53 |
28% |
139 |
73% |
Open fire |
29 |
26% |
82 |
74% |
Wood burner |
82 |
25% |
250 |
75% |
Pellet burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel |
38 |
24% |
125 |
76% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
24 |
100% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
610 |
85% |
No insulation |
8% |
Under floor |
288 |
40% |
1 type* |
11% |
Wall |
529 |
73% |
2 types |
23% |
Cylinder wrap |
255 |
35% |
3 types |
29% |
Double glazing |
240 |
33% |
4 types |
16% |
None |
58 |
8% |
5 types |
11% |
Don't know |
10 |
1% |
Don't know |
1% |
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 |
14% |
13% |
7% |
9% |
13% |
2 types |
18% |
30% |
28% |
24% |
9% |
3 types |
25% |
28% |
32% |
35% |
26% |
4 types |
18% |
5% |
13% |
21% |
13% |
5 types |
14% |
15% |
14% |
6% |
22% |
None or don't know |
9% |
10% |
6% |
6% |
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 |
21% |
23% |
30% |
12% |
26% |
Less than $20,000 |
7% |
8% |
1% |
3% |
4% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
7% |
0% |
3% |
6% |
9% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
12% |
18% |
10% |
24% |
17% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
13% |
13% |
16% |
6% |
9% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
12% |
5% |
12% |
15% |
13% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
13% |
18% |
13% |
21% |
4% |
More than $100,000 |
16% |
18% |
14% |
15% |
17% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
42% |
50% |
41% |
35% |
43% |
11–20 years |
21% |
13% |
22% |
21% |
13% |
21–40 years |
22% |
20% |
20% |
26% |
35% |
41+ years |
12% |
10% |
16% |
15% |
9% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
20% |
10% |
13% |
15% |
17% |
3 |
49% |
65% |
42% |
50% |
61% |
4 |
20% |
18% |
32% |
26% |
9% |
5 |
9% |
5% |
7% |
6% |
4% |
6 |
0% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |