| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Wainuiomata |
5464 |
150 |
7.9% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
41% |
2222 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
59% |
3242 |
2 |
4% |
Flued gas |
35% |
1937 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
24% |
1305 |
- |
- |
Oil |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Open fire |
2% |
109 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
2% |
109 |
3 |
7% |
Open fire: coal |
1% |
36 |
0 |
1% |
Total wood burner |
33% |
1821 |
37 |
77% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
15% |
809 |
21 |
44% |
1994–99 wood burner |
7% |
405 |
7 |
15% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
11% |
607 |
8 |
17% |
Multi-fuel burners |
5% |
291 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
5% |
291 |
6 |
11% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
1% |
73 |
0 |
1% |
Pellet burners |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
41% |
2222 |
46 |
95% |
Total coal |
2% |
109 |
1 |
1% |
Total |
5464 |
49 |
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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% |
33% |
75% |
88% |
96% |
86% |
67% |
33% |
16% |
7% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
0% |
67% |
67% |
67% |
100% |
67% |
33% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
2% |
2% |
4% |
28% |
64% |
76% |
90% |
80% |
52% |
22% |
8% |
8% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
75% |
75% |
100% |
75% |
63% |
13% |
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 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Open fire |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
- |
- |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
8.9 |
24.2 |
32.5 |
37.3 |
35.7 |
20.4 |
9.4 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
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 |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
9.5 |
13.1 |
29.9 |
23.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
4.9 |
13.3 |
17.9 |
20.5 |
19.6 |
11.2 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12.1 |
15.7 |
18.9 |
10.4 |
15.5 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
38 |
19 |
Open fire: coal |
9 |
- |
Wood burner |
31 |
20 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
23 |
24 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
18 |
5 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$107 |
Gas |
$84 |
Wood burner |
$80 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
73 |
364 |
911 |
219 |
801 |
109 |
- |
255 |
Percent |
3% |
17% |
42% |
10% |
37% |
5% |
- |
12% |
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Households living in rental |
Percent living in rental |
Households living in own house |
Percent living in own house |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
1348 |
25% |
4080 |
75% |
Electric |
437 |
20% |
1785 |
80% |
Gas |
765 |
24% |
2477 |
76% |
Open fire |
73 |
67% |
36 |
33% |
Wood burner |
437 |
24% |
1384 |
76% |
Multi-fuel |
73 |
25% |
219 |
75% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
4298 |
79% |
No insulation |
11% |
Under floor |
1093 |
20% |
1 type* |
31% |
Wall |
2404 |
44% |
2 types |
31% |
Cylinder wrap |
1056 |
19% |
3 types |
19% |
Double glazing |
255 |
5% |
4 types |
2% |
None |
619 |
11% |
5 types |
2% |
Don't know |
219 |
4% |
Don't know |
4% |
Other |
36 |
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 |
30% |
30% |
26% |
38% |
0% |
2 types |
31% |
31% |
36% |
25% |
0% |
3 types |
18% |
18% |
18% |
0% |
0% |
4 types |
3% |
2% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
5 types |
2% |
1% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
16% |
17% |
14% |
38% |
100% |
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 |
20% |
22% |
22% |
13% |
33% |
Less than $20,000 |
16% |
18% |
6% |
13% |
33% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
7% |
7% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
16% |
15% |
16% |
38% |
0% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
7% |
9% |
10% |
25% |
33% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
21% |
18% |
16% |
0% |
0% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
2% |
10% |
14% |
0% |
0% |
More than $100,000 |
11% |
1% |
8% |
13% |
0% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
10% |
8% |
6% |
0% |
0% |
11–20 years |
5% |
9% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
21–40 years |
41% |
47% |
42% |
50% |
33% |
41+ years |
43% |
33% |
34% |
38% |
33% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
3% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
10% |
12% |
12% |
25% |
33% |
3 |
57% |
58% |
54% |
38% |
33% |
4 |
23% |
24% |
28% |
25% |
33% |
5 |
5% |
2% |
6% |
13% |
0% |
6 |
2% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |