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Table 24.1: Summary survey data, Nelson

Location Households – 2004 Sample size Sample error

Nelson

14,706

150

7.9%

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Table 24.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Nelson

  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

 

* 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 24.3: Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Nelson

  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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Table 24.4: Estimated daily fuel use, by season, Nelson

  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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Table 24.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Nelson

  Winter month cost

Electric

$86

Gas

$92

Open fire

$77

Wood burner

$60

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Table 24.6: Type of electric heating, Nelson

  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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Table 24.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Nelson

  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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Table 24.8: House insulation summary statistics, Nelson

  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%

   

* 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 24.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Nelson

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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Table 24.10: Home heating method, by household income, Nelson

  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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Table 24.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Nelson

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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Table 24.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Nelson

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%

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