| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Richmond |
4104 |
151 |
7.8% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
48% |
2117 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
22% |
957 |
0.7 |
1% |
Flued gas |
4% |
174 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
18% |
783 |
- |
- |
Oil |
0.7% |
29 |
- |
- |
Open fire |
3% |
145 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
3% |
145 |
2.0 |
4% |
Open fire: coal |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Total wood burner |
56% |
2465 |
48.6 |
92% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
25% |
1109 |
24.1 |
46% |
1994–99 wood burner |
13% |
585 |
12.7 |
24% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
18% |
770 |
11.9 |
23% |
Multi-fuel burners |
1.3% |
58 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
1.3% |
58 |
0.6 |
1% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
1.3% |
58 |
0.7 |
1% |
Pellet burners |
0.7% |
29 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
61% |
2668 |
51.2 |
97% |
Total coal |
1% |
58 |
0.7 |
1% |
Total |
4379 |
52.6 |
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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 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
13% |
56% |
94% |
94% |
75% |
31% |
13% |
0% |
0% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
0% |
20% |
40% |
100% |
100% |
80% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
0% |
0% |
1% |
9% |
59% |
88% |
94% |
91% |
44% |
21% |
4% |
0% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
50% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
50% |
0% |
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 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
- |
- |
Open fire |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
5 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
- |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
0.0 |
5.3 |
24.9 |
45.5 |
48.6 |
44.3 |
26.8 |
18.5 |
2.2 |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Daily fuel use (kg) per household (for households using that method) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
4.5 |
7.9 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
0.0 |
2.1 |
10.1 |
18.5 |
19.7 |
18.0 |
10.9 |
7.5 |
0.9 |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
18.0 |
9.0 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
18.0 |
- |
- |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
15 |
17 |
Wood burner |
25 |
19 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
19 |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
14 |
18 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$67 |
Gas |
$72 |
Wood burner |
$66 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
190 |
163 |
761 |
109 |
326 |
679 |
- |
27 |
Percent |
10% |
8% |
38% |
5% |
16% |
34% |
- |
1% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
441 |
10% |
3938 |
90% |
Electric |
174 |
8% |
1943 |
92% |
Gas |
174 |
18% |
783 |
82% |
Open fire |
29 |
20% |
116 |
80% |
Wood burner |
174 |
7% |
2291 |
93% |
Pellet burner |
0 |
0% |
29 |
100% |
Multi-fuel |
0 |
0% |
58 |
100% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
29 |
100% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
3479 |
85% |
No insulation |
7% |
Under floor |
1141 |
28% |
1 type* |
25% |
Wall |
2582 |
63% |
2 types |
34% |
Cylinder wrap |
707 |
17% |
3 types |
25% |
Double glazing |
353 |
9% |
4 types |
7% |
None |
272 |
7% |
5 types |
1% |
Don't know |
136 |
3% |
Don't know |
3% |
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 |
19% |
30% |
27% |
100% |
0% |
2 types |
34% |
33% |
31% |
0% |
80% |
3 types |
26% |
12% |
26% |
0% |
0% |
4 types |
8% |
12% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
5 types |
3% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
10% |
9% |
12% |
0% |
20% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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| Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-response |
27% |
24% |
14% |
50% |
40% |
Less than $20,000 |
12% |
12% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
16% |
12% |
16% |
0% |
0% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
10% |
6% |
6% |
0% |
0% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
3% |
6% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
12% |
18% |
28% |
0% |
20% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
10% |
12% |
12% |
0% |
20% |
More than $100,000 |
10% |
9% |
7% |
50% |
20% |
* 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 |
41% |
36% |
19% |
0% |
20% |
11–20 years |
18% |
18% |
13% |
0% |
0% |
21–40 years |
21% |
18% |
33% |
50% |
20% |
41+ years |
21% |
24% |
33% |
50% |
60% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
3% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
30% |
12% |
7% |
0% |
20% |
3 |
44% |
48% |
54% |
0% |
60% |
4 |
18% |
30% |
33% |
0% |
20% |
5 |
4% |
6% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
1% |
3% |
1% |
50% |
0% |