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Table 32.1: Summary survey data, Gisborne

Location Households – 2004 Sample size Sample error

Gisborne

10,260

150

7.9%

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Table 32.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Gisborne

  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

 

-

Open fire

2%

246

   

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

 

* Note: rounding errors may occur in the proportion of burners in different age categories and in types of gas heating.

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Table 32.3: Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Gisborne

  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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Table 32.4: Estimated daily fuel use, by season, Gisborne

  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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Table 32.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Gisborne

  Winter month cost

Electric

$112

Gas

$67

Wood burner

$54

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Table 32.6: Type of electric heating, Gisborne

  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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Table 32.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Gisborne

  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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Table 32.8: House insulation summary statistics, Gisborne

  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%

   

* 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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Table 32.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Gisborne

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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Table 32.10: Home heating method, by household income, Gisborne

  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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Table 32.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Gisborne

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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Table 32.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Gisborne

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%

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