| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Napier |
19,521 |
150 |
8.0% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
42% |
8,199 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
53% |
10,281 |
8 |
5% |
Flued gas |
20% |
3,855 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
33% |
6,426 |
- |
- |
Oil |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Open fire |
11% |
2,082 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
9% |
1,822 |
19 |
11% |
Open fire: coal |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Total wood burner |
36% |
7,028 |
127 |
73% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
19% |
3,720 |
56 |
32% |
1994–99 wood burner |
11% |
2,067 |
55 |
32% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
6% |
1,240 |
15 |
9% |
Multi-fuel burners |
6% |
1,171 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
6% |
1,171 |
18 |
11% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
1% |
130 |
1 |
1% |
Pellet burners |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
51% |
10,021 |
164 |
95% |
Total coal |
1% |
130 |
1 |
1% |
Total |
19,521 |
173 |
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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% |
6% |
23% |
59% |
90% |
97% |
94% |
54% |
19% |
7% |
0% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
31% |
85% |
92% |
77% |
38% |
0% |
0% |
8% |
Wood burner |
0% |
0% |
0% |
15% |
46% |
81% |
91% |
85% |
43% |
13% |
2% |
0% |
Multi-fuel |
13% |
13% |
13% |
13% |
63% |
75% |
113% |
88% |
75% |
25% |
13% |
13% |
| 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 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
- |
Open fire |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
- |
- |
1 |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
- |
Multi-fuel |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
0.2 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
6.5 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
5.2 |
11.7 |
18.7 |
16.4 |
12.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
34.0 |
85.9 |
119.0 |
126.6 |
118.0 |
93.2 |
42.8 |
0.0 |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
2.4 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
6.0 |
17.0 |
18.4 |
17.0 |
13.9 |
7.6 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
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 |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
10.3 |
9.0 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
12.2 |
16.9 |
18.0 |
16.8 |
13.3 |
6.1 |
0.0 |
- |
Multi-fuel: wood |
2.0 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
14.5 |
15.7 |
14.5 |
11.9 |
6.4 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
2 |
Open fire: wood |
20 |
16 |
Wood burner |
27 |
25 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
21 |
17 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
9 |
9 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$89 |
Gas |
$68 |
Wood burner |
$58 |
Multi-fuel |
$61 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
390 |
521 |
2993 |
651 |
2343 |
1041 |
- |
1171 |
Percent |
5% |
7% |
38% |
8% |
30% |
13% |
- |
15% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
4815 |
25% |
14,315 |
73% |
Electric |
1432 |
17% |
6767 |
83% |
Gas |
2473 |
24% |
7808 |
76% |
Open fire |
651 |
31% |
1432 |
69% |
Wood burner |
1562 |
22% |
5466 |
78% |
Multi-fuel |
260 |
22% |
911 |
78% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
12,884 |
66% |
No insulation |
15% |
Under floor |
3904 |
20% |
1 type* |
31% |
Wall |
8329 |
43% |
2 types |
25% |
Cylinder wrap |
3904 |
20% |
3 types |
12% |
Double glazing |
521 |
3% |
4 types |
7% |
None |
2993 |
15% |
5 types |
1% |
Don't know |
1562 |
8% |
Don't know |
8% |
Other |
390 |
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 |
29% |
29% |
39% |
44% |
31% |
2 types |
25% |
27% |
22% |
33% |
13% |
3 types |
13% |
11% |
13% |
11% |
6% |
4 types |
10% |
4% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
5 types |
0% |
1% |
2% |
11% |
0% |
None or don't know |
24% |
28% |
17% |
0% |
50% |
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% |
16% |
19% |
11% |
6% |
Less than $20,000 |
16% |
16% |
7% |
11% |
13% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
10% |
16% |
9% |
22% |
6% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
10% |
13% |
9% |
0% |
25% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
5% |
8% |
13% |
11% |
13% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
10% |
10% |
13% |
0% |
6% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
14% |
11% |
20% |
22% |
19% |
More than $100,000 |
14% |
9% |
9% |
22% |
13% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
10% |
6% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
11–20 years |
10% |
5% |
13% |
33% |
0% |
21–40 years |
16% |
14% |
15% |
22% |
0% |
41+ years |
59% |
70% |
61% |
33% |
94% |
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| Number of bedrooms |
Electric |
Gas |
Wood burner |
Multi-fuel |
Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
8% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
21% |
24% |
20% |
22% |
19% |
3 |
37% |
42% |
48% |
56% |
44% |
4 |
25% |
23% |
26% |
11% |
31% |
5 |
8% |
5% |
6% |
11% |
0% |
6 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |