| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Auckland |
409,473 |
151 |
8.0% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
48% |
197,957 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
35% |
143,722 |
99 |
7% |
Flued gas |
12% |
49,750 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
23% |
93,972 |
- |
- |
Oil |
2% |
8135 |
0.1 |
0.0% |
Open fire |
7% |
29,829 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
7% |
27,117 |
167 |
12% |
Open fire: coal |
3% |
10,847 |
214 |
16% |
Total wood burner |
19% |
75,929 |
780 |
58% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
8% |
31,062 |
304 |
22% |
1994–99 wood burner |
5% |
20,708 |
233 |
17% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
6% |
24,159 |
243 |
18% |
Multi-fuel burners |
3% |
13,559 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
3% |
13,559 |
63 |
5% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
3% |
10,847 |
35 |
3% |
Pellet burners |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
28% |
116,605 |
1009 |
74% |
Total coal |
5% |
21,694 |
249 |
18% |
Total |
409,473 |
1357 |
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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 |
2% |
2% |
2% |
8% |
27% |
76% |
90% |
84% |
37% |
12% |
4% |
2% |
Open fire |
9% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
36% |
64% |
100% |
82% |
45% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
Wood burner |
0% |
0% |
0% |
4% |
50% |
75% |
93% |
79% |
36% |
14% |
4% |
0% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
0% |
25% |
75% |
125% |
100% |
75% |
50% |
25% |
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 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
Open fire |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
- |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
- |
- |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
17.7 |
73.8 |
98.7 |
74.3 |
21.3 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
49.1 |
49.1 |
49.1 |
49.1 |
11.0 |
137.1 |
166.5 |
237.4 |
51.5 |
49.1 |
49.1 |
49.1 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
4.6 |
213.8 |
213.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
524.5 |
556.2 |
780.1 |
384.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
54.3 |
45.1 |
62.6 |
46.0 |
184.0 |
147.2 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
76.7 |
69.7 |
34.9 |
34.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 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 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
8.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
19.7 |
19.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6.9 |
7.3 |
10.3 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
3.4 |
13.6 |
10.9 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7.1 |
6.4 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
0 |
Open fire: wood |
25 |
13 |
Wood burner |
17 |
7 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
17 |
19 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
14 |
- |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$69 |
Gas |
$43 |
Open fire |
$30 |
Wood burner |
$57 |
Oil |
$115 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
- |
35,253 |
143,722 |
8135 |
32,541 |
2712 |
- |
5423 |
Percent |
0% |
18% |
73% |
4% |
16% |
1% |
- |
3% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
108,470 |
26% |
292,868 |
72% |
Electric |
51,523 |
26% |
146,434 |
74% |
Gas |
35,253 |
25% |
108,470 |
75% |
Open fire |
10,847 |
36% |
18,982 |
64% |
Wood burner |
8135 |
11% |
67,794 |
89% |
Pellet burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel |
5423 |
40% |
8135 |
60% |
Oil |
2712 |
33% |
5423 |
67% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
233,210 |
57% |
No insulation |
23% |
Under floor |
67,794 |
17% |
1 type* |
21% |
Wall |
181,687 |
44% |
2 types |
29% |
Cylinder wrap |
78,640 |
19% |
3 types |
15% |
Double glazing |
29,829 |
7% |
4 types |
3% |
None |
92,199 |
23% |
5 types |
3% |
Don't know |
32,541 |
8% |
Don't know |
8% |
Other |
8135 |
2% |
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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 |
26% |
23% |
21% |
20% |
36% |
2 types |
29% |
36% |
29% |
20% |
0% |
3 types |
16% |
8% |
18% |
0% |
27% |
4 types |
1% |
4% |
0% |
40% |
9% |
5 types |
4% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
23% |
28% |
32% |
20% |
27% |
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 |
22% |
26% |
14% |
20% |
9% |
Less than $20,000 |
5% |
6% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
11% |
9% |
14% |
40% |
18% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
15% |
8% |
4% |
0% |
18% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
8% |
8% |
4% |
20% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
11% |
9% |
29% |
20% |
36% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
14% |
13% |
18% |
0% |
9% |
More than $100,000 |
14% |
21% |
11% |
0% |
9% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
19% |
30% |
18% |
0% |
9% |
11–20 years |
15% |
11% |
11% |
20% |
9% |
21–40 years |
32% |
32% |
43% |
40% |
18% |
41+ years |
23% |
13% |
21% |
0% |
45% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
18% |
17% |
4% |
20% |
18% |
3 |
49% |
43% |
64% |
40% |
55% |
4 |
19% |
30% |
21% |
40% |
27% |
5 |
7% |
9% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
1% |
0% |
4% |
0% |
0% |