Tables for Section 21
Table 21.1: Summary survey data, Timaru
| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Timaru |
10,221 |
151 |
7.9% |
Table 21.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Timaru
| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
59% |
6024 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
25% |
2504 |
3 |
3% |
Flued gas |
10% |
1002 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
15% |
1503 |
- |
|
Oil |
2% |
203 |
0.1 |
0.1% |
Open fire |
7% |
745 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
7% |
677 |
8 |
8% |
Open fire: coal |
3% |
338 |
1 |
1% |
Total wood burner |
44% |
4467 |
82 |
74% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
14% |
1415 |
27 |
24% |
1994–99 wood burner |
17% |
1712 |
44 |
40% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
13% |
1340 |
11 |
10% |
Multi-fuel burners |
11% |
1083 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
11% |
1083 |
11 |
10% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
7% |
745 |
6 |
5% |
Pellet burners |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
61% |
6227 |
101 |
91% |
Total coal |
11% |
1083 |
7 |
6% |
Total |
10,221 |
111 |
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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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Table 21.3: Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Timaru
| Percentage of houses using this method that use it each month | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
3% |
3% |
7% |
17% |
59% |
86% |
97% |
86% |
52% |
21% |
7% |
7% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
11% |
11% |
56% |
100% |
100% |
89% |
33% |
11% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
2% |
0% |
2% |
32% |
68% |
85% |
94% |
88% |
55% |
17% |
3% |
2% |
Multi-fuel |
9% |
9% |
27% |
55% |
91% |
109% |
109% |
109% |
73% |
27% |
18% |
9% |
| 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 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Open fire |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
3 |
- |
- |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
Multi-fuel |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
| 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 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
12.2 |
- |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.7 |
- |
- |
21.7 |
52.0 |
71.2 |
82.0 |
69.7 |
40.9 |
9.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.5 |
0.5 |
4.8 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
11.5 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
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 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
10.7 |
12.4 |
11.9 |
18.1 |
- |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.2 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
11.6 |
15.9 |
18.3 |
15.6 |
9.2 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.5 |
0.5 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
10.6 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
6.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
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Table 21.4: Estimated daily fuel use, by season, Timaru
| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
0 |
Open fire: wood |
19 |
18 |
Open fire: coal |
11 |
9 |
Wood burner |
22 |
16 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
13 |
11 |
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Table 21.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Timaru
| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$77 |
Gas |
$69 |
Open fire |
$130 |
Wood burner |
$102 |
Multi-fuel |
$64 |
Oil |
$86 |
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Table 21.6: Type of electric heating, Timaru
| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
609 |
1015 |
1218 |
474 |
1489 |
1624 |
- |
203 |
Percent |
10% |
17% |
20% |
8% |
25% |
27% |
- |
3% |
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Table 21.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Timaru
| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
1624 |
16% |
8461 |
83% |
Electric |
948 |
16% |
5076 |
84% |
Gas |
406 |
16% |
2098 |
84% |
Open fire |
338 |
45% |
406 |
55% |
Wood burner |
541 |
12% |
3926 |
88% |
Pellet burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel |
135 |
13% |
948 |
88% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
203 |
100% |
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Table 21.8: House insulation summary statistics, Timaru
| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
7987 |
78% |
No insulation |
11% |
Under floor |
1760 |
17% |
1 type* |
35% |
Wall |
4467 |
44% |
2 types |
26% |
Cylinder wrap |
2031 |
20% |
3 types |
18% |
Double glazing |
812 |
8% |
4 types |
6% |
None |
1083 |
11% |
5 types |
1% |
Don't know |
609 |
6% |
Don't know |
6% |
Other |
68 |
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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Table 21.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Timaru
| Degree of insulation | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 type |
36% |
38% |
41% |
31% |
45% |
2 types |
21% |
24% |
32% |
19% |
0% |
3 types |
18% |
22% |
15% |
25% |
18% |
4 types |
9% |
5% |
3% |
13% |
0% |
5 types |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
16% |
11% |
8% |
13% |
36% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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Table 21.10: Home heating method, by household income, Timaru
| Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-response |
31% |
27% |
21% |
13% |
9% |
Less than $20,000 |
16% |
16% |
12% |
0% |
9% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
13% |
24% |
14% |
13% |
27% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
15% |
8% |
14% |
19% |
18% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
7% |
5% |
9% |
13% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
10% |
11% |
17% |
31% |
18% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
6% |
5% |
9% |
13% |
18% |
More than $100,000 |
2% |
3% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
* Note: columns may not sum exactly to 100 due to rounding error.
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Table 21.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Timaru
| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
2% |
3% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
11–20 years |
3% |
3% |
5% |
6% |
0% |
21–40 years |
36% |
24% |
20% |
31% |
36% |
41+ years |
54% |
62% |
68% |
63% |
55% |
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Table 21.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Timaru
| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
3% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
9% |
2 |
28% |
19% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
3 |
48% |
51% |
59% |
88% |
73% |
4 |
18% |
22% |
27% |
13% |
18% |
5 |
1% |
5% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
