Skip to main content.

Tables for Section 17

Table 17.1: Summary survey data, Arrowtown

Location Households – 2004 Sample size Sample error

Arrowtown

721

150

7.1%

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Arrowtown

  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

 

* Note: rounding errors may occur in the proportion of burners in different age categories and in types of gas heating.

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.3: Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Arrowtown

  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

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.4: Estimated daily fuel use, by season, Arrowtown

  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

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Arrowtown

  Winter month cost

Electric

$158

Gas

$133

Open fire

$84

Pellet burner

-

Multi-fuel

$143

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.6: Type of electric heating, Arrowtown

  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%

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Arrowtown

  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%

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.8: House insulation summary statistics, Arrowtown

  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%

   

* 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.

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Arrowtown

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.

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.10: Home heating method, by household income, Arrowtown

  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%

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Arrowtown

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%

Return to location in document where this table is located

Table 17.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Arrowtown

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%

Return to location in document where this table is located