| Location | Households – 2004 | Sample size | Sample error |
|---|---|---|---|
Upper Hutt |
11,939 |
153 |
7.9% |
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| Households | Winter fuel use (July) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Number | Tonnes/day | % | |
Electricity |
34% |
4058 |
- |
- |
Total gas |
52% |
6165 |
3 |
2% |
Flued gas |
36% |
4347 |
- |
- |
Unflued gas |
15% |
1818 |
- |
- |
Oil |
1% |
78 |
- |
- |
Open fire |
7% |
780 |
- |
- |
Open fire: wood |
6% |
702 |
21 |
16% |
Open fire: coal |
1% |
78 |
2 |
2% |
Total wood burner |
28% |
3355 |
98 |
74% |
Pre-1994 wood burner |
9% |
1088 |
62 |
47% |
1994–99 wood burner |
6% |
725 |
18 |
13% |
Post-1999 wood burner |
13% |
1542 |
18 |
14% |
Multi-fuel burners |
3% |
390 |
- |
- |
Multi-fuel burners: wood |
3% |
390 |
9 |
7% |
Multi-fuel burners: coal |
0% |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Pellet burners |
1% |
78 |
- |
- |
Total wood |
37% |
4448 |
128 |
96% |
Total coal |
1% |
78 |
2 |
2% |
Total |
11,939 |
133 |
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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 |
1% |
1% |
7% |
24% |
65% |
78% |
85% |
88% |
69% |
41% |
7% |
1% |
Open fire |
0% |
0% |
0% |
11% |
56% |
100% |
100% |
89% |
67% |
22% |
0% |
11% |
Wood burner |
2% |
2% |
5% |
26% |
70% |
93% |
98% |
88% |
72% |
35% |
5% |
2% |
Multi-fuel |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
60% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
80% |
60% |
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 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
- |
Open fire |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
- |
3 |
Wood burner |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
Multi-fuel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
18.1 |
21.3 |
20.3 |
9.4 |
5.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
11.6 |
70.8 |
94.5 |
98.3 |
51.2 |
53.3 |
16.8 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 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 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
Open fire: wood |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10.9 |
25.7 |
30.3 |
29.0 |
13.4 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
Open fire: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
27.0 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Wood burner |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
21.1 |
28.2 |
29.3 |
15.2 |
15.9 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
16.5 |
22.3 |
22.3 |
22.3 |
22.9 |
12.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Multi-fuel: coal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Winter fuel use kg/day | Non-winter fuel use kg/day | |
|---|---|---|
Gas |
1 |
1 |
Open fire: wood |
32 |
20 |
Open fire: coal |
27 |
- |
Wood burner |
37 |
29 |
Multi-fuel: wood |
27 |
29 |
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| Winter month cost | |
|---|---|
Electric |
$90 |
Gas |
$78 |
Wood burner |
$66 |
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| Night store | Radiant | Portable oil column | Panel | Fan | Heat pump | Don't know/ refused | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households |
234 |
936 |
1,639 |
234 |
858 |
468 |
- |
312 |
Percent |
6% |
24% |
41% |
6% |
22% |
12% |
- |
8% |
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| Households living in rental | Percent living in rental | Households living in own house | Percent living in own house | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
1977 |
17% |
9962 |
83% |
Electric |
1092 |
27% |
2965 |
73% |
Gas |
624 |
10% |
5540 |
90% |
Open fire |
156 |
20% |
624 |
80% |
Wood burner |
312 |
9% |
3043 |
91% |
Pellet burner |
0 |
0% |
78 |
100% |
Multi-fuel |
0 |
0% |
390 |
100% |
Oil |
0 |
0% |
78 |
100% |
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| Insulation type | Degree of insulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | % | |||
Ceiling |
9910 |
83% |
No insulation |
8% |
Under floor |
2419 |
20% |
1 type |
25% |
Wall |
6945 |
58% |
2 types |
36% |
Cylinder wrap |
2341 |
20% |
3 types |
19% |
Double glazing |
858 |
7% |
4 types |
7% |
None |
936 |
8% |
5 types |
1% |
Don't know |
390 |
3% |
Don't know |
3% |
Other |
156 |
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% |
23% |
30% |
40% |
40% |
2 types |
21% |
44% |
35% |
20% |
20% |
3 types |
21% |
18% |
23% |
20% |
10% |
4 types |
6% |
6% |
9% |
20% |
10% |
5 types |
2% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
None or don't know |
19% |
8% |
2% |
0% |
20% |
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 |
21% |
19% |
19% |
20% |
20% |
Less than $20,000 |
17% |
9% |
7% |
0% |
40% |
$20,000 to $30,000 |
8% |
4% |
7% |
0% |
10% |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
12% |
6% |
12% |
20% |
20% |
$40,000 to $50,000 |
8% |
15% |
16% |
0% |
0% |
$50,000 to $70,000 |
12% |
22% |
16% |
40% |
0% |
$70,000 to $100,000 |
10% |
15% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
More than $100,000 |
13% |
10% |
14% |
20% |
10% |
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| Age of dwelling | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 years or less |
17% |
22% |
12% |
0% |
10% |
11–20 years |
12% |
13% |
23% |
20% |
0% |
21–40 years |
27% |
39% |
37% |
40% |
30% |
41+ years |
33% |
24% |
28% |
40% |
60% |
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| Number of bedrooms | Electric | Gas | Wood burner | Multi-fuel | Open fire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
0% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
19% |
9% |
2% |
0% |
30% |
3 |
42% |
54% |
51% |
60% |
50% |
4 |
21% |
25% |
28% |
40% |
20% |
5 |
4% |
8% |
16% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
6% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
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