| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Hamilton |
42,285 |
152 |
7.9% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
26% |
11,128 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
64% |
26,985 |
25 |
20% |
Flued gas |
36% |
15,252 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
28% |
11,732 |
- |
- |
Oil |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Open fire |
3% |
1113 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
3% |
1113 |
5 |
4% |
Open fire: coal |
1% |
278 |
3 |
2% |
Total wood burner |
14% |
5842 |
92 |
73% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
9% |
3690 |
67 |
54% |
1994–99 wood burner |
3% |
1230 |
10 |
8% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
2% |
922 |
14 |
11% |
Multi-fuel burners |
3% |
1391 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
3% |
1391 |
0 |
0% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
2% |
835 |
1 |
1% |
Pellet burners |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
20% |
8346 |
97 |
77% |
Total coal |
3% |
1113 |
4 |
3% |
Total |
42,285 |
125 |
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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% |
1% |
6% |
47% |
82% |
92% |
90% |
48% |
18% |
6% |
0% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
100% |
100% |
75% |
25% |
25% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
5% |
5% |
0% |
10% |
48% |
62% |
76% |
62% |
38% |
14% |
10% |
0% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
67% |
67% |
67% |
67% |
33% |
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 |
- |
- |
7 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
- |
Open fire |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
3 |
3 |
- |
3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
- |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
15.3 |
24.2 |
24.9 |
28.9 |
13.2 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
58.5 |
64.7 |
91.7 |
119.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
| 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 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10.0 |
11.1 |
15.7 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
0 |
Open fire: wood |
12 |
- |
Open fire: coal |
9 |
- |
Wood burner |
38 |
27 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
12 |
- |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$72 |
Gas |
$88 |
Wood burner |
$55 |
Multi-fuel |
$71 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
278 |
2226 |
3616 |
835 |
3616 |
1113 |
- |
278 |
Percent |
3% |
22% |
36% |
8% |
36% |
11% |
- |
3% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
11,684 |
28% |
29,767 |
70% |
Electric |
2504 |
23% |
8624 |
78% |
Gas |
6398 |
24% |
20,586 |
76% |
Open fire |
556 |
50% |
556 |
50% |
Wood burner |
1669 |
29% |
4173 |
71% |
Pellet burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel |
0 |
0% |
1391 |
100% |
Oil |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
31,714 |
75% |
No insulation |
12% |
Under floor |
8624 |
20% |
1 type* |
24% |
Wall |
23,090 |
55% |
2 types |
27% |
Cylinder wrap |
7233 |
17% |
3 types |
20% |
Double glazing |
3616 |
9% |
4 types |
5% |
None |
5007 |
12% |
5 types |
3% |
Don't know |
3616 |
9% |
Don't know |
9% |
Other |
278 |
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 |
23% |
28% |
19% |
40% |
0% |
2 types |
23% |
29% |
14% |
40% |
75% |
3 types |
28% |
16% |
29% |
20% |
0% |
4 types |
5% |
5% |
10% |
0% |
25% |
5 types |
3% |
3% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
20% |
19% |
19% |
0% |
0% |
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% |
32% |
19% |
40% |
0% |
Less than $20,000 |
23% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
25% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
15% |
12% |
14% |
0% |
50% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
8% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
20% |
7% |
24% |
20% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
8% |
15% |
14% |
0% |
0% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
5% |
10% |
14% |
0% |
0% |
More than $100,000 |
5% |
8% |
14% |
40% |
25% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
28% |
25% |
24% |
60% |
25% |
11–20 years |
18% |
16% |
24% |
0% |
0% |
21–40 years |
20% |
26% |
5% |
0% |
25% |
41+ years |
25% |
26% |
43% |
40% |
25% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
30% |
12% |
0% |
0% |
25% |
3 |
38% |
56% |
38% |
60% |
50% |
4 |
25% |
23% |
38% |
20% |
25% |
5 |
5% |
6% |
19% |
20% |
0% |
6 |
3% |
2% |
5% |
0% |
0% |