| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Gore |
3081 |
150 |
7.8% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
50% |
1541 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
16% |
493 |
1 |
1% |
Flued gas |
5% |
157 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
11% |
336 |
- |
- |
Oil |
7% |
205 |
0.3 |
0.4% |
Open fire |
5% |
144 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
4% |
123 |
2 |
2% |
Open fire: coal |
3% |
103 |
2 |
2% |
Total wood burner |
20% |
616 |
12 |
18% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
9% |
276 |
7 |
10% |
1994–99 wood burner |
5% |
149 |
3 |
4% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
6% |
191 |
2 |
3% |
Multi-fuel burners |
48% |
1479 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
48% |
1479 |
24 |
34% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
43% |
1335 |
29 |
41% |
Pellet burners |
3% |
82 |
1 |
1% |
Total wood |
72% |
2218 |
38 |
54% |
Total coal |
47% |
1438 |
30 |
44% |
Total |
3081 |
70 |
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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 |
18% |
18% |
32% |
55% |
82% |
82% |
86% |
77% |
59% |
59% |
23% |
18% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
17% |
50% |
67% |
83% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
Wood burner |
10% |
10% |
33% |
57% |
83% |
100% |
100% |
97% |
90% |
70% |
30% |
17% |
Multi-fuel |
10% |
16% |
33% |
70% |
87% |
99% |
99% |
94% |
90% |
71% |
27% |
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 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Open fire |
- |
- |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
Multi-fuel |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Open fire: wood |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
7.6 |
10.1 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
12.1 |
8.1 |
5.1 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.3 |
0.3 |
4.3 |
7.5 |
18.5 |
23.3 |
23.6 |
21.5 |
10.4 |
7.1 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
1.2 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
10.1 |
25.1 |
28.5 |
28.9 |
27.6 |
13.3 |
9.7 |
4.8 |
2.2 |
| Daily fuel use (kg) per household (for households using that method) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Open fire: wood |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
12.1 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
8.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: coal |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
15.1 |
15.1 |
15.1 |
12.4 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Wood burner |
0.2 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
12.4 |
16.4 |
19.9 |
20.2 |
19.7 |
13.1 |
8.3 |
4.8 |
3.3 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.2 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
5.1 |
12.5 |
15.7 |
16.0 |
14.5 |
7.0 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
0.9 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
7.6 |
18.8 |
21.4 |
21.7 |
20.7 |
10.0 |
7.2 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
2 |
1 |
Open fire: wood |
18 |
19 |
Open fire: coal |
20 |
15 |
Wood burner |
24 |
16 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
17 |
8 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
24 |
12 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$77 |
Gas |
$68 |
Open fire |
$40 |
Wood burner |
$60 |
Pellet burner |
$98 |
Multi-fuel |
$40 |
Oil |
$170 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
349 |
205 |
452 |
123 |
472 |
205 |
- |
62 |
Percent |
23% |
13% |
29% |
8% |
31% |
13% |
- |
4% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
575 |
19% |
2485 |
81% |
Electric |
329 |
21% |
1212 |
79% |
Gas |
62 |
13% |
431 |
88% |
Open fire |
21 |
14% |
123 |
86% |
Wood burner |
123 |
20% |
493 |
80% |
Pellet burner |
0 |
0% |
82 |
100% |
Multi-fuel |
267 |
18% |
1212 |
82% |
Oil |
21 |
10% |
185 |
90% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
2465 |
80% |
No insulation |
5% |
Under floor |
616 |
20% |
1 type* |
32% |
Wall |
1602 |
52% |
2 types |
26% |
Cylinder wrap |
781 |
25% |
3 types |
13% |
Double glazing |
514 |
17% |
4 types |
13% |
None |
144 |
5% |
5 types |
4% |
Don't know |
226 |
7% |
Don't know |
7% |
Other |
41 |
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 |
31% |
38% |
33% |
33% |
43% |
2 types |
27% |
21% |
23% |
26% |
29% |
3 types |
15% |
8% |
13% |
13% |
0% |
4 types |
12% |
21% |
17% |
13% |
14% |
5 types |
1% |
4% |
7% |
3% |
0% |
None or don't know |
15% |
8% |
7% |
13% |
14% |
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 |
12% |
25% |
10% |
17% |
0% |
Less than $20,000 |
21% |
8% |
13% |
15% |
29% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
15% |
17% |
30% |
11% |
29% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
13% |
21% |
17% |
18% |
0% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
12% |
8% |
10% |
11% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
15% |
13% |
7% |
18% |
14% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
5% |
8% |
10% |
3% |
14% |
More than $100,000 |
7% |
0% |
3% |
7% |
14% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
12% |
8% |
3% |
7% |
0% |
11–20 years |
12% |
4% |
23% |
11% |
0% |
21–40 years |
33% |
63% |
20% |
36% |
43% |
41+ years |
39% |
21% |
47% |
42% |
57% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
4% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
15% |
8% |
10% |
6% |
0% |
3 |
68% |
58% |
70% |
72% |
86% |
4 |
11% |
29% |
17% |
19% |
14% |
5 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
6 |
1% |
0% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
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