| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Blenheim |
8603 |
152 |
7.9% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
61% |
5207 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
14% |
1245 |
0 |
0% |
Flued gas |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
14% |
1245 |
- |
- |
Oil |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Open fire |
5% |
453 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
4% |
340 |
10 |
10% |
Open fire: coal |
1% |
57 |
1 |
1% |
Total wood burner |
52% |
4471 |
78 |
78% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
29% |
2462 |
44 |
44% |
1994–99 wood burner |
12% |
1037 |
27 |
27% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
11% |
972 |
7 |
7% |
Multi-fuel burners |
7% |
566 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
7% |
566 |
9 |
9% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
3% |
283 |
2 |
2% |
Pellet burners |
1% |
57 |
- |
-1 |
Total wood |
63% |
5377 |
97 |
97% |
Total coal |
4% |
340 |
2 |
2% |
Total |
8603 |
100 |
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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% |
5% |
14% |
48% |
86% |
86% |
67% |
24% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
0% |
13% |
50% |
88% |
100% |
88% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
0% |
0% |
1% |
16% |
53% |
78% |
90% |
82% |
43% |
15% |
4% |
0% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
67% |
89% |
100% |
89% |
22% |
11% |
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 |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Open fire |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
- |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
0.0 |
24.4 |
37.3 |
62.2 |
77.6 |
71.0 |
100.6 |
12.2 |
0.0 |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
6.6 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
7.4 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8.1 |
9.5 |
28.5 |
27.1 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
0.0 |
5.5 |
8.4 |
13.9 |
17.4 |
15.9 |
22.5 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11.7 |
11.7 |
16.6 |
16.6 |
16.3 |
13.0 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
1 |
Open fire: wood |
29 |
5 |
Open fire: coal |
9 |
- |
Wood burner |
23 |
26 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
21 |
23 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
11 |
- |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$100 |
Gas |
$49 |
Wood burner |
$85 |
Pellet burner |
$71 |
Multi-fuel |
$19 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
453 |
453 |
1415 |
340 |
849 |
2094 |
- |
396 |
Percent |
9% |
9% |
27% |
7% |
16% |
40% |
- |
8% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
1302 |
15% |
7245 |
84% |
Electric |
623 |
12% |
4585 |
88% |
Gas |
283 |
23% |
962 |
77% |
Open fire |
57 |
13% |
396 |
88% |
Wood burner |
736 |
16% |
3736 |
84% |
Pellet burner |
0 |
0% |
57 |
100% |
Multi-fuel |
57 |
10% |
509 |
90% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
7075 |
82% |
No insulation |
6% |
Under floor |
1755 |
20% |
1 type* |
23% |
Wall |
5151 |
60% |
2 types |
34% |
Cylinder wrap |
1924 |
22% |
3 types |
19% |
Double glazing |
1189 |
14% |
4 types |
9% |
None |
509 |
6% |
5 types |
3% |
Don't know |
509 |
6% |
Don't know |
6% |
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 |
18% |
23% |
34% |
20% |
0% |
2 types |
36% |
32% |
27% |
50% |
25% |
3 types |
20% |
14% |
19% |
10% |
38% |
4 types |
11% |
9% |
8% |
0% |
25% |
5 types |
3% |
0% |
1% |
10% |
0% |
None or don't know |
12% |
23% |
11% |
10% |
13% |
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 |
18% |
14% |
16% |
30% |
38% |
Less than $20,000 |
17% |
27% |
10% |
10% |
25% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
12% |
18% |
10% |
20% |
0% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
18% |
18% |
19% |
40% |
13% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
11% |
9% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
13% |
14% |
18% |
0% |
13% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
8% |
0% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
More than $100,000 |
2% |
0% |
6% |
0% |
13% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric % | Gas % | Wood burner % | Multi-fuel % | Open fire % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
33% |
32% |
10% |
10% |
25% |
11–20 years |
14% |
5% |
15% |
10% |
13% |
21–40 years |
26% |
27% |
28% |
40% |
25% |
41+ years |
24% |
27% |
43% |
40% |
38% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric % | Gas % | Wood burner % | Multi-fuel % | Open fire % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
23% |
41% |
13% |
0% |
25% |
3 |
47% |
45% |
59% |
90% |
25% |
4 |
23% |
14% |
22% |
10% |
38% |
5 |
3% |
0% |
5% |
0% |
13% |
6 |
2% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |