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Blenheim

Table 26.1: Summary survey data, Blenheim

LocationHouseholds – 2004Sample sizeSample error

8603

152

7.9%

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Table 26.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Blenheim

 HouseholdsWinter fuel use (July)
%NumberTonnes/day%

Electricity

61%

5207

-

-

Total gas

14%

1245

0

0%

Flued gas

0%

0

-

-

Unflued gas

14%

1245

-

-

Oil

0%

0

-

-

Open fire

5%

453

-

-

Open fire: wood

4%

340

10

10%

Open fire: coal

1%

57

1

1%

Total wood burner

52%

4471

78

78%

Pre-1994 wood burner

29%

2462

44

44%

1994–99 wood burner

12%

1037

27

27%

Post-1999 wood burner

11%

972

7

7%

Multi-fuel burners

7%

566

-

-

Multi-fuel burners: wood

7%

566

9

9%

Multi-fuel burners: coal

3%

283

2

2%

Pellet burners

1%

57

-

-1

Total wood

63%

5377

97

97%

Total coal

4%

340

2

2%

Total

 

8603

100

 

* 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 26.3: Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Blenheim

 Percentage of houses using this method that use it each month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Gas

0%

0%

5%

14%

48%

86%

86%

67%

24%

5%

5%

5%

Open fire

0%

0%

0%

13%

50%

88%

100%

88%

50%

0%

0%

0%

Wood burner

0%

0%

1%

16%

53%

78%

90%

82%

43%

15%

4%

0%

Multi-fuel

0%

0%

0%

0%

67%

89%

100%

89%

22%

11%

0%

0%

 Average number of days per week house is heated (only for those heating during that month)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Gas

-

-

4

4

5

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

Open fire

-

-

-

2

7

6

6

6

5

-

-

-

Wood burner

-

-

7

6

6

7

7

6

6

4

2

-

Multi-fuel

-

-

-

-

7

6

6

6

4

4

-

-

 Daily fuel use (tonnes)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Gas

-

-

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Open fire: wood

-

-

-

0.0

2.8

3.2

9.7

9.2

1.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

Open fire: coal

-

-

-

-

0.0

0.5

0.5

0.5

-

-

-

-

Wood burner

-

-

0.0

24.4

37.3

62.2

77.6

71.0

100.6

12.2

0.0

-

Multi-fuel: wood

-

-

-

-

6.6

6.6

9.4

9.4

9.2

7.4

-

-

Multi-fuel: coal

-

-

-

-

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.0

0.0

0.0

-

-

 Daily fuel use (kg) per household (for households using that method)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Gas

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Open fire: wood

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.1

9.5

28.5

27.1

3.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

Open fire: coal

-

-

-

-

0.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

-

-

-

-

Wood burner

-

-

0.0

5.5

8.4

13.9

17.4

15.9

22.5

2.7

0.0

-

Multi-fuel: wood

-

-

-

-

11.7

11.7

16.6

16.6

16.3

13.0

-

-

Multi-fuel: coal

-

-

-

-

5.4

5.4

6.9

6.9

0.0

0.0

-

-

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Table 26.4: Estimated daily fuel, use by season, Blenheim

 Winter fuel use kg/dayNon-winter fuel use kg/day

Gas

1

1

Open fire: wood

29

5

Open fire: coal

9

-

Wood burner

23

26

Multi-fuel: wood

21

23

Multi-fuel: coal

11

-

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Table 26.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Blenheim

 Winter month cost

Electric

$100

Gas

$49

Wood burner

$85

Pellet burner

$71

Multi-fuel

$19

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Table 26.6: Type of electric heating, Blenheim

 Night storeRadiantPortable oil columnPanelFanHeat pumpDon't know/ refusedOther

Households

453

453

1415

340

849

2094

-

396

Percent

9%

9%

27%

7%

16%

40%

-

8%

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Table 26.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Blenheim

 Households living in rentalPercent living in rentalHouseholds living in own housePercent living in own house

Total

1302

15%

7245

84%

Electric

623

12%

4585

88%

Gas

283

23%

962

77%

Open fire

57

13%

396

88%

Wood burner

736

16%

3736

84%

Pellet burner

0

0%

57

100%

Multi-fuel

57

10%

509

90%

Oil

0

0%

0

0%

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Table 26.8: House insulation summary statistics, Blenheim

 Insulation typeDegree of insulation
Households%

Ceiling

7075

82%

No insulation

6%

Under floor

1755

20%

1 type*

23%

Wall

5151

60%

2 types

34%

Cylinder wrap

1924

22%

3 types

19%

Double glazing

1189

14%

4 types

9%

None

509

6%

5 types

3%

Don't know

509

6%

Don't know

6%

Other

0

0%

  

* 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 26.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Blenheim

Degree of insulationElectricGasWood burnerMulti-fuelOpen fire

1 type

18%

23%

34%

20%

0%

2 types

36%

32%

27%

50%

25%

3 types

20%

14%

19%

10%

38%

4 types

11%

9%

8%

0%

25%

5 types

3%

0%

1%

10%

0%

None or don't know

12%

23%

11%

10%

13%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

* Note: columns may not sum exactly to 100 due to rounding error.

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Table 26.10: Home heating method, by household income, Blenheim

 ElectricGasWood burnerMulti-fuelOpen fire

Non-response

18%

14%

16%

30%

38%

Less than $20,000

17%

27%

10%

10%

25%

$20,000 to $30,000

12%

18%

10%

20%

0%

$30,000 to $40,000

18%

18%

19%

40%

13%

$40,000 to $50,000

11%

9%

10%

0%

0%

$50,000 to $70,000

13%

14%

18%

0%

13%

$70,000 to $100,000

8%

0%

10%

0%

0%

More than $100,000

2%

0%

6%

0%

13%

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Table 26.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Blenheim

Age of dwellingElectric %Gas %Wood burner %Multi-fuel %Open fire %

10 years or less

33%

32%

10%

10%

25%

11–20 years

14%

5%

15%

10%

13%

21–40 years

26%

27%

28%

40%

25%

41+ years

24%

27%

43%

40%

38%

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Table 26.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Blenheim

Number of bedroomsElectric %Gas %Wood burner %Multi-fuel %Open fire %

1

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2

23%

41%

13%

0%

25%

3

47%

45%

59%

90%

25%

4

23%

14%

22%

10%

38%

5

3%

0%

5%

0%

13%

6

2%

0%

1%

0%

0%

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November 2005

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