| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Nelson |
14,706 |
150 |
7.9% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
44% |
6,471 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
33% |
4,804 |
7 |
5% |
Flued gas |
8% |
1,124 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
25% |
3,680 |
- |
- |
Oil |
2% |
294 |
0.0 |
0.0% |
Open fire |
11% |
1,667 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
11% |
1,569 |
17 |
12% |
Open fire: coal |
2% |
294 |
2 |
1% |
Total wood burner |
43% |
6,275 |
97 |
69% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
24% |
3,585 |
78 |
55% |
1994–99 wood burner |
5% |
784 |
4 |
3% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
13% |
1,905 |
15 |
11% |
Multi-fuel burners |
6% |
882 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
6% |
882 |
18 |
13% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
2% |
294 |
1 |
1% |
Pellet burners |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
59% |
8,726 |
132 |
93% |
Total coal |
4% |
588 |
3 |
2% |
Total |
14,706 |
141 |
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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% |
18% |
59% |
68% |
84% |
77% |
66% |
23% |
2% |
0% |
Open fire |
6% |
6% |
6% |
18% |
35% |
65% |
88% |
82% |
29% |
12% |
6% |
6% |
Wood burner |
3% |
3% |
3% |
22% |
52% |
84% |
88% |
84% |
50% |
8% |
3% |
3% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
0% |
33% |
67% |
100% |
83% |
83% |
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 |
3 |
- |
Open fire |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
Wood burner |
5 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
10.2 |
16.7 |
15.1 |
7.1 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
50.5 |
85.0 |
97.0 |
93.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
12.9 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
16.6 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
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 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
6.5 |
10.7 |
9.7 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
5.8 |
6.4 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8.0 |
13.5 |
15.5 |
15.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
14.7 |
20.2 |
20.2 |
18.9 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
2 |
0.5 |
Open fire: wood |
18 |
15 |
Open fire: coal |
9 |
- |
Wood burner |
23 |
17 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
26 |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
9 |
9 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$86 |
Gas |
$92 |
Open fire |
$77 |
Wood burner |
$60 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
558 |
319 |
558 |
199 |
558 |
558 |
- |
199 |
Percent |
22% |
12% |
22% |
8% |
22% |
22% |
- |
8% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
3257 |
22% |
11,449 |
78% |
Electric |
1373 |
21% |
5098 |
79% |
Gas |
1275 |
27% |
3529 |
73% |
Open fire |
588 |
35% |
1078 |
65% |
Wood burner |
1078 |
17% |
5196 |
83% |
Pellet burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel |
196 |
22% |
686 |
78% |
Oil |
98 |
33% |
196 |
67% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
10,784 |
73% |
No insulation |
11% |
Under floor |
3726 |
25% |
1 type* |
23% |
Wall |
8137 |
55% |
2 types |
28% |
Cylinder wrap |
3333 |
23% |
3 types |
19% |
Double glazing |
1275 |
9% |
4 types |
7% |
None |
1569 |
11% |
5 types |
3% |
Don't know |
1176 |
8% |
Don't know |
8% |
Other |
196 |
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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| Degree of insulation | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 type |
15% |
39% |
23% |
44% |
29% |
2 types |
35% |
20% |
28% |
0% |
12% |
3 types |
21% |
14% |
20% |
11% |
18% |
4 types |
6% |
2% |
11% |
22% |
0% |
5 types |
2% |
4% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
21% |
20% |
14% |
22% |
41% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
* Note: columns may not sum exactly to 100 due to rounding error.
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| Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-response |
26% |
14% |
25% |
33% |
6% |
Less than $20,000 |
15% |
10% |
11% |
22% |
18% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
8% |
10% |
5% |
11% |
6% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
11% |
10% |
11% |
0% |
12% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
12% |
6% |
11% |
11% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
3% |
16% |
14% |
0% |
18% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
11% |
14% |
16% |
11% |
12% |
More than $100,000 |
15% |
18% |
8% |
11% |
29% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
21% |
16% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
11–20 years |
9% |
8% |
13% |
22% |
6% |
21–40 years |
23% |
14% |
14% |
11% |
12% |
41+ years |
42% |
55% |
56% |
67% |
82% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
5% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
21% |
16% |
8% |
11% |
6% |
3 |
47% |
47% |
55% |
33% |
53% |
4 |
21% |
33% |
30% |
33% |
24% |
5 |
5% |
4% |
3% |
0% |
12% |
6 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |