| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Kaiapoi |
3620 |
150 |
7.8% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
48% |
1738 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
23% |
845 |
1 |
3% |
Flued gas |
7% |
266 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
16% |
579 |
- |
- |
Oil |
1% |
24 |
0.0 |
0.0% |
Open fire |
5% |
193 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
5% |
193 |
5 |
12% |
Open fire: coal |
1% |
48 |
0 |
1% |
Total wood burner |
49% |
1786 |
32 |
72% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
22% |
800 |
17 |
39% |
1994–99 wood burner |
18% |
640 |
11 |
24% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
10% |
347 |
4 |
9% |
Multi-fuel burners |
4% |
145 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
4% |
145 |
2 |
4% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
3% |
97 |
3 |
7% |
Pellet burners |
1% |
48 |
1 |
2% |
Total wood |
59% |
2124 |
39 |
88% |
Total coal |
4% |
145 |
4 |
8% |
Total |
3620 |
44 |
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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 |
3% |
3% |
9% |
33% |
70% |
85% |
94% |
85% |
42% |
33% |
12% |
6% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
17% |
33% |
67% |
100% |
100% |
83% |
33% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
0% |
0% |
7% |
30% |
58% |
84% |
97% |
92% |
55% |
20% |
7% |
1% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
0% |
25% |
75% |
100% |
100% |
50% |
25% |
25% |
0% |
0% |
| 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 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Open fire |
- |
- |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
- |
- |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.8 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
4.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
4.3 |
8.8 |
17.0 |
27.3 |
31.7 |
31.1 |
20.3 |
10.2 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
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 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
16.3 |
35.3 |
23.3 |
27.4 |
27.4 |
28.1 |
35.3 |
24.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
2.4 |
4.9 |
9.5 |
15.3 |
17.7 |
17.4 |
11.4 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
13.6 |
8.7 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
11.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
24.1 |
28.3 |
32.1 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
2 |
2 |
Open fire: wood |
29 |
38 |
Open fire: coal |
9 |
- |
Wood burner |
24 |
16 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
15 |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
16 |
19 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$83 |
Gas |
$74 |
Wood burner |
$113 |
Pellet burner |
$133 |
Multi-fuel |
$37 |
Oil |
$115 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
241 |
266 |
241 |
24 |
338 |
724 |
- |
121 |
Percent |
14% |
15% |
14% |
1% |
19% |
42% |
- |
7% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
362 |
10% |
3234 |
89% |
Electric |
193 |
11% |
1545 |
89% |
Gas |
97 |
11% |
748 |
89% |
Open fire |
24 |
13% |
169 |
88% |
Wood burner |
193 |
11% |
1593 |
89% |
Pellet burner |
0 |
0% |
48 |
100% |
Multi-fuel |
0 |
0% |
145 |
100% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
24 |
100% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
3186 |
88% |
No insulation |
5% |
Under floor |
724 |
20% |
1 type* |
18% |
Wall |
2679 |
74% |
2 types |
38% |
Cylinder wrap |
821 |
23% |
3 types |
21% |
Double glazing |
772 |
21% |
4 types |
13% |
None |
193 |
5% |
5 types |
3% |
Don't know |
72 |
2% |
Don't know |
2% |
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 |
15% |
17% |
16% |
50% |
75% |
2 types |
35% |
43% |
45% |
33% |
25% |
3 types |
25% |
23% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
4 types |
19% |
3% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
5 types |
1% |
6% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
4% |
9% |
7% |
17% |
0% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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| Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-response |
31% |
17% |
28% |
17% |
25% |
Less than $20,000 |
18% |
11% |
8% |
17% |
13% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
13% |
26% |
9% |
17% |
13% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
10% |
11% |
11% |
17% |
25% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
3% |
9% |
8% |
17% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
10% |
17% |
19% |
0% |
0% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
13% |
3% |
9% |
17% |
13% |
More than $100,000 |
4% |
6% |
7% |
0% |
13% |
* Note: columns may not sum exactly to 100 due to rounding error.
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
47% |
34% |
23% |
0% |
0% |
11–20 years |
18% |
6% |
18% |
0% |
13% |
21–40 years |
19% |
29% |
26% |
50% |
0% |
41+ years |
15% |
31% |
31% |
33% |
75% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
19% |
26% |
12% |
33% |
13% |
3 |
46% |
51% |
59% |
50% |
50% |
4 |
24% |
14% |
22% |
17% |
25% |
5 |
6% |
3% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
0% |
6% |
3% |
0% |
13% |