| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Masterton |
6928 |
149 |
7.9% |
Return to location in document where this table is located
| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
20% |
1395 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
32% |
2185 |
2 |
2% |
Flued gas |
6% |
397 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
26% |
1788 |
- |
- |
Oil |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Open fire |
7% |
511 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
7% |
511 |
11 |
10% |
Open fire: coal |
1% |
93 |
1 |
1% |
Total wood burner |
67% |
4650 |
84 |
72% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
13% |
918 |
19 |
16% |
1994–99 wood burner |
22% |
1550 |
36 |
31% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
31% |
2181 |
29 |
25% |
Multi-fuel burners |
11% |
790 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
11% |
790 |
16 |
14% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
3% |
232 |
2 |
2% |
Pellet burners |
1% |
46 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
86% |
5952 |
112 |
96% |
Total coal |
5% |
325 |
3 |
2% |
Total |
6928 |
116 |
||
* Note: rounding errors may occur in the proportion of burners in different age categories and in types of gas heating.
Return to location in document where this table is located
| 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% |
7% |
27% |
63% |
78% |
88% |
80% |
51% |
22% |
5% |
5% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
0% |
11% |
44% |
89% |
100% |
89% |
44% |
11% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
1% |
1% |
4% |
20% |
57% |
81% |
84% |
82% |
59% |
28% |
10% |
3% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
0% |
23% |
62% |
85% |
92% |
85% |
69% |
15% |
8% |
8% |
| 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 |
- |
- |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
Open fire |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
5.3 |
10.4 |
11.2 |
10.5 |
19.8 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.6 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
7.9 |
45.5 |
72.7 |
84.1 |
76.0 |
71.4 |
24.1 |
8.1 |
4.1 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
14.9 |
16.4 |
16.4 |
15.8 |
10.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
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 |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
10.3 |
20.2 |
22.0 |
20.6 |
38.6 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
9.8 |
15.6 |
18.1 |
16.3 |
15.4 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
18.8 |
20.8 |
20.8 |
20.0 |
12.8 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
7.7 |
4.5 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Return to location in document where this table is located
| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
1 |
Open fire: wood |
29 |
39 |
Open fire: coal |
9 |
- |
Wood burner |
26 |
22 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
22 |
15 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
9 |
5 |
Return to location in document where this table is located
| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$104 |
Gas |
$81 |
Open fire |
$34 |
Wood burner |
$69 |
Multi-fuel |
$82 |
Return to location in document where this table is located
| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
186 |
139 |
418 |
93 |
325 |
46 |
- |
232 |
Percent |
14% |
10% |
31% |
7% |
24% |
3% |
- |
17% |
Return to location in document where this table is located
| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
1767 |
26% |
5161 |
74% |
Electric |
418 |
30% |
976 |
70% |
Gas |
651 |
30% |
1534 |
70% |
Open fire |
186 |
36% |
325 |
64% |
Wood burner |
1069 |
23% |
3580 |
77% |
Pellet burner |
0 |
0% |
46 |
100% |
Multi-fuel |
232 |
29% |
558 |
71% |
Oil |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Return to location in document where this table is located
| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
5068 |
73% |
No insulation |
16% |
Under floor |
1348 |
19% |
1 type* |
18% |
Wall |
3673 |
53% |
2 types |
34% |
Cylinder wrap |
1255 |
18% |
3 types |
18% |
Double glazing |
279 |
4% |
4 types |
7% |
None |
1116 |
16% |
5 types |
0% |
Don't know |
604 |
9% |
Don't know |
9% |
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.
Return to location in document where this table is located
Degree of insulation |
Electric |
Gas |
Wood burner |
Multi-fuel |
Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 type |
13% |
21% |
21% |
24% |
9% |
2 types |
33% |
34% |
34% |
47% |
9% |
3 types |
13% |
13% |
18% |
0% |
36% |
4 types |
10% |
4% |
6% |
6% |
9% |
5 types |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
30% |
28% |
21% |
24% |
36% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
* Note: columns may not sum exactly to 100 due to rounding error.
Return to location in document where this table is located
| Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-response |
30% |
23% |
30% |
24% |
45% |
Less than $20,000 |
33% |
15% |
9% |
0% |
9% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
20% |
23% |
13% |
35% |
9% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
13% |
11% |
8% |
12% |
18% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
0% |
4% |
12% |
6% |
9% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
3% |
9% |
16% |
18% |
9% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
0% |
6% |
8% |
6% |
0% |
More than $100,000 |
0% |
9% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
Return to location in document where this table is located
| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
23% |
15% |
21% |
24% |
9% |
11–20 years |
17% |
13% |
6% |
18% |
0% |
21–40 years |
20% |
17% |
22% |
6% |
9% |
41+ years |
33% |
43% |
43% |
41% |
73% |
Return to location in document where this table is located
| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
3% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
43% |
21% |
13% |
6% |
9% |
3 |
37% |
49% |
57% |
65% |
27% |
4 |
13% |
23% |
27% |
24% |
64% |
5 |
3% |
4% |
2% |
6% |
0% |
6 |
0% |
2% |
1% |
0% |
0% |