| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Gisborne |
10,260 |
150 |
7.9% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
35% |
3,557 |
3 |
3% |
Total gas |
44% |
4,514 |
- |
- |
Flued gas |
17% |
1,712 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
27% |
2,802 |
- |
- |
Oil |
1% |
68 |
- |
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Open fire |
2% |
246 |
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Open fire: wood |
2% |
226 |
6 |
6% |
Open fire: coal |
1% |
62 |
1 |
1% |
Total wood burner |
47% |
4,788 |
89 |
88% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
25% |
2,597 |
56 |
55% |
1994–99 wood burner |
8% |
812 |
19 |
19% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
13% |
1,380 |
14 |
14% |
Multi-fuel burners |
2% |
185 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
2% |
185 |
2 |
2% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
1% |
62 |
1 |
1% |
Pellet burners |
0% |
0 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
51% |
5,199 |
97 |
96% |
Total coal |
1% |
123 |
1 |
1% |
Total |
10,260 |
101 |
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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% |
2% |
40% |
70% |
86% |
88% |
79% |
49% |
21% |
2% |
0% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
9% |
36% |
82% |
91% |
91% |
100% |
73% |
27% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
0% |
0% |
0% |
26% |
66% |
90% |
93% |
83% |
46% |
14% |
3% |
3% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
0% |
29% |
29% |
71% |
86% |
86% |
14% |
14% |
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 |
- |
- |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
- |
Open fire |
- |
- |
7 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
- |
- |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.7 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
53.3 |
66.2 |
91.2 |
89.4 |
80.1 |
53.5 |
5.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
| 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 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
0.0 |
3.3 |
21.5 |
26.1 |
26.1 |
26.5 |
8.4 |
6.2 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
4.5 |
4.5 |
7.7 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
- |
11.1 |
13.8 |
19.1 |
18.7 |
16.7 |
11.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
2.2 |
11.1 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
0.0 |
6.0 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
0.0 |
3.9 |
- |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
- |
Open fire: wood |
29 |
8 |
Open fire: coal |
9 |
5 |
Wood burner |
28 |
28 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
16 |
8 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
18 |
9 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$112 |
Gas |
$67 |
Wood burner |
$54 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
- |
889 |
958 |
410 |
821 |
479 |
- |
274 |
Percent |
0% |
28% |
30% |
13% |
26% |
15% |
- |
9% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
2668 |
26% |
7455 |
73% |
Electric |
246 |
7% |
3310 |
93% |
Gas |
329 |
7% |
4186 |
93% |
Open fire |
62 |
25% |
185 |
75% |
Wood burner |
267 |
6% |
4521 |
94% |
Multi-fuel |
41 |
22% |
144 |
78% |
Oil |
21 |
30% |
48 |
70% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
1972 |
64% |
No insulation |
13% |
Under floor |
390 |
13% |
1 type* |
35% |
Wall |
1232 |
40% |
2 types |
20% |
Cylinder wrap |
575 |
19% |
3 types |
15% |
Double glazing |
144 |
5% |
4 types |
4% |
None |
390 |
13% |
5 types |
1% |
Don't know |
390 |
13% |
Don't know |
13% |
Other |
21 |
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 |
13% |
7% |
12% |
56% |
33% |
2 types |
5% |
7% |
5% |
22% |
17% |
3 types |
5% |
5% |
5% |
0% |
17% |
4 types |
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
5 types |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
8% |
None or don't know |
76% |
80% |
76% |
22% |
25% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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| Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-response |
5% |
7% |
5% |
22% |
33% |
Less than $20,000 |
6% |
4% |
2% |
22% |
8% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
6% |
5% |
6% |
11% |
8% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
5% |
2% |
3% |
11% |
0% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
2% |
2% |
3% |
11% |
25% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
4% |
2% |
6% |
11% |
8% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
1% |
2% |
3% |
11% |
8% |
More than $100,000 |
3% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
8% |
* Note: columns may not sum exactly to 100 due to rounding error.
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
5% |
3% |
1% |
0% |
17% |
11–20 years |
2% |
2% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
21–40 years |
7% |
6% |
9% |
33% |
17% |
41+ years |
16% |
13% |
12% |
44% |
58% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
0% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
5% |
5% |
3% |
22% |
17% |
3 |
15% |
12% |
11% |
33% |
33% |
4 |
8% |
7% |
10% |
11% |
33% |
5 |
3% |
0% |
2% |
22% |
17% |
6 |
1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |