| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Reefton |
417 |
157 |
6.2% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
24% |
98 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
13% |
56 |
0 |
0% |
Flued gas |
1% |
3 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
13% |
52 |
- |
- |
Oil |
1% |
5 |
0.0 |
0.0% |
Open fire |
11% |
45 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
10% |
40 |
1 |
7% |
Open fire: coal |
7% |
29 |
1 |
5% |
Total wood burner |
19% |
80 |
2 |
14% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
10% |
40 |
1 |
7% |
1994–99 wood burner |
5% |
23 |
1 |
5% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
4% |
17 |
0 |
2% |
Multi-fuel burners |
68% |
282 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
68% |
282 |
6 |
41% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
60% |
250 |
5 |
33% |
Pellet burners |
0% |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Total wood |
96% |
401 |
10 |
62% |
Total coal |
67% |
279 |
6 |
38% |
Total |
417 |
16 |
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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 |
11% |
17% |
28% |
39% |
56% |
72% |
56% |
56% |
44% |
33% |
22% |
11% |
Open fire |
19% |
19% |
19% |
38% |
63% |
88% |
100% |
94% |
75% |
50% |
25% |
19% |
Wood burner |
3% |
3% |
10% |
40% |
60% |
87% |
90% |
87% |
73% |
53% |
7% |
3% |
Pellet burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel |
17% |
16% |
23% |
46% |
79% |
94% |
99% |
94% |
81% |
58% |
25% |
18% |
Oil |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
100% |
50% |
50% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
Open fire |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Multi-fuel |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
| Daily fuel use (tonnes) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
Open fire: coal |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
0.59 |
0.59 |
0.94 |
1.61 |
3.83 |
4.66 |
5.17 |
4.95 |
2.85 |
2.00 |
0.87 |
0.60 |
| Daily fuel use (kg) per household (for households using that method) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Gas |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Open fire: wood |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
16.4 |
20.0 |
27.8 |
24.4 |
21.1 |
12.4 |
4.7 |
2.7 |
Open fire: coal |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
15.4 |
14.4 |
18.0 |
26.9 |
27.2 |
27.4 |
21.9 |
16.2 |
11.6 |
Wood burner |
- |
- |
0.0 |
7.4 |
22.3 |
26.5 |
26.8 |
24.2 |
20.5 |
17.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
1.6 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
20.3 |
21.9 |
22.5 |
22.0 |
10.9 |
6.4 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
2.4 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
6.4 |
15.4 |
18.7 |
20.7 |
19.8 |
11.4 |
8.0 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
1 |
Open fire: wood |
33 |
30 |
Open fire: coal |
35 |
30 |
Wood burner |
32 |
26 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
24 |
12 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
22 |
12 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$137 |
Gas |
$35 |
Open fire |
$67 |
Wood burner |
$60 |
Multi-fuel |
$64 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
13 |
16 |
32 |
3 |
19 |
16 |
- |
5 |
Percent |
14% |
16% |
32% |
3% |
19% |
16% |
- |
5% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
95 |
23% |
322 |
77% |
Electric |
19 |
19% |
80 |
81% |
Gas |
16 |
29% |
40 |
71% |
Open fire |
11 |
24% |
35 |
76% |
Wood burner |
16 |
20% |
64 |
80% |
Pellet burner |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel |
66 |
24% |
215 |
76% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
5 |
100% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
303 |
73% |
No insulation |
17% |
Under floor |
58 |
14% |
1 type* |
27% |
Wall |
189 |
45% |
2 types |
30% |
Cylinder wrap |
114 |
27% |
3 types |
15% |
Double glazing |
19 |
4% |
4 types |
6% |
None |
72 |
17% |
5 types |
2% |
Don't know |
16 |
4% |
Don't know |
4% |
Other |
8 |
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 |
14% |
14% |
30% |
29% |
41% |
2 types |
46% |
38% |
20% |
29% |
24% |
3 types |
16% |
14% |
23% |
13% |
12% |
4 types |
5% |
5% |
3% |
6% |
0% |
5 types |
0% |
5% |
3% |
2% |
0% |
None or don't know |
19% |
24% |
20% |
21% |
24% |
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 |
27% |
10% |
17% |
22% |
35% |
Less than $20,000 |
19% |
24% |
27% |
24% |
29% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
14% |
10% |
23% |
15% |
0% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
8% |
14% |
7% |
10% |
18% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
11% |
19% |
10% |
12% |
6% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
16% |
24% |
17% |
12% |
12% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
3% |
0% |
More than $100,000 |
5% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric % | Gas % | Wood burner % | Multi-fuel % | Open fire % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
14% |
19% |
13% |
13% |
12% |
11–20 years |
24% |
14% |
13% |
12% |
6% |
21–40 years |
11% |
5% |
27% |
15% |
6% |
41+ years |
43% |
48% |
40% |
53% |
76% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric % | Gas % | Wood burner % | Multi-fuel % | Open fire % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
3% |
0% |
7% |
5% |
0% |
2 |
19% |
0% |
17% |
10% |
12% |
3 |
54% |
81% |
63% |
60% |
47% |
4 |
22% |
14% |
3% |
22% |
35% |
5 |
0% |
5% |
3% |
1% |
6% |
6 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
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