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Table 23.1: Summary survey data, Richmond

Location Households – 2004 Sample size Sample error

Richmond

4104

151

7.8%

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Table 23.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Richmond

  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

 

* 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 23.3: Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Richmond

  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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Table 23.4: Estimated daily fuel use, by season, Richmond

  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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Table 23.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Richmond

  Winter month cost

Electric

$67

Gas

$72

Wood burner

$66

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Table 23.6: Type of electric heating, Richmond

  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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Table 23.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Richmond

  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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Table 23.8: House insulation summary statistics, Richmond

  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%

   

* 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 23.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Richmond

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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Table 23.10: Home heating method, by household income, Richmond

  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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Table 23.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Richmond

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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Table 23.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Richmond

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%

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