Hamilton

Table 28.1: Summary survey data, Hamilton

LocationHouseholds – 2004Sample sizeSample error

42,285

152

7.9%

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Table 28.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Hamilton

 HouseholdsWinter fuel use (July)
%NumberTonnes/day%

Electricity

26%

11,128

-

-

Total gas

64%

26,985

25

20%

Flued gas

36%

15,252

-

-

Unflued gas

28%

11,732

-

-

Oil

0%

0

-

-

Open fire

3%

1113

-

-

Open fire: wood

3%

1113

5

4%

Open fire: coal

1%

278

3

2%

Total wood burner

14%

5842

92

73%

Pre-1994 wood burner

9%

3690

67

54%

1994–99 wood burner

3%

1230

10

8%

Post-1999 wood burner

2%

922

14

11%

Multi-fuel burners

3%

1391

-

-

Multi-fuel burners: wood

3%

1391

0

0%

Multi-fuel burners: coal

2%

835

1

1%

Pellet burners

0%

0

-

-

Total wood

20%

8346

97

77%

Total coal

3%

1113

4

3%

Total

 

42,285

125

 

* 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 28.3: Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Hamilton

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

Gas

0%

0%

1%

6%

47%

82%

92%

90%

48%

18%

6%

0%

Open fire

0%

0%

0%

0%

50%

100%

100%

75%

25%

25%

0%

0%

Wood burner

5%

5%

0%

10%

48%

62%

76%

62%

38%

14%

10%

0%

Multi-fuel

0%

0%

0%

0%

67%

67%

67%

67%

33%

0%

0%

0%

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

Gas

-

-

7

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

-

Open fire

-

-

-

-

5

5

5

6

7

7

-

-

Wood burner

3

3

-

3

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

-

Multi-fuel

-

-

-

-

6

5

5

4

4

-

-

-

 Daily fuel use (tonnes)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Gas

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

15.3

24.2

24.9

28.9

13.2

6.8

0.0

0.0

Open fire: wood

-

-

-

-

3.6

4.8

4.8

0.0

-

-

-

-

Open fire: coal

-

-

-

-

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

-

-

-

-

Wood burner

-

-

-

-

58.5

64.7

91.7

119.6

-

-

-

-

Multi-fuel: wood

-

-

-

-

6.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Multi-fuel: coal

-

-

-

-

3.9

1.4

1.4

1.4

4.3

-

-

-

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

Gas

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.9

0.9

1.1

0.5

0.3

0.0

0.0

Open fire: wood

-

-

-

-

3.3

4.3

4.3

0.0

-

-

-

-

Open fire: coal

-

-

-

-

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

-

-

-

-

Wood burner

-

-

-

-

10.0

11.1

15.7

20.5

-

-

-

-

Multi-fuel: wood

-

-

-

-

4.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Multi-fuel: coal

-

-

-

-

4.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

5.1

-

-

-

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Table 28.4: Estimated daily fuel use, by season, Hamilton

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

Gas

1

0

Open fire: wood

12

-

Open fire: coal

9

-

Wood burner

38

27

Multi-fuel: coal

12

-

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Table 28.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Hamilton

 Winter month cost

Electric

$72

Gas

$88

Wood burner

$55

Multi-fuel

$71

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Table 28.6: Type of electric heating, Hamilton

 Night storeRadiantPortable oil columnPanelFanHeat pumpDon't know/ refusedOther

Households

278

2226

3616

835

3616

1113

-

278

Percent

3%

22%

36%

8%

36%

11%

-

3%

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Table 28.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Hamilton

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

Total

11,684

28%

29,767

70%

Electric

2504

23%

8624

78%

Gas

6398

24%

20,586

76%

Open fire

556

50%

556

50%

Wood burner

1669

29%

4173

71%

Pellet burner

-

-

-

-

Multi-fuel

0

0%

1391

100%

Oil

-

-

-

-

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Table 28.8: House insulation summary statistics, Hamilton

 Insulation typeDegree of insulation
Households%

Ceiling

31,714

75%

No insulation

12%

Under floor

8624

20%

1 type*

24%

Wall

23,090

55%

2 types

27%

Cylinder wrap

7233

17%

3 types

20%

Double glazing

3616

9%

4 types

5%

None

5007

12%

5 types

3%

Don't know

3616

9%

Don't know

9%

Other

278

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 28.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Hamilton

Degree of insulationElectricGasWood burnerMulti-fuelOpen fire

1 type

23%

28%

19%

40%

0%

2 types

23%

29%

14%

40%

75%

3 types

28%

16%

29%

20%

0%

4 types

5%

5%

10%

0%

25%

5 types

3%

3%

10%

0%

0%

None or don't know

20%

19%

19%

0%

0%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

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

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Table 28.10: Home heating method, by household income, Hamilton

 ElectricGasWood burnerMulti-fuelOpen fire

Non-response

18%

32%

19%

40%

0%

Less than $20,000

23%

7%

0%

0%

25%

$20,000 to $30,000

15%

12%

14%

0%

50%

$30,000 to $40,000

8%

7%

0%

0%

0%

$40,000 to $50,000

20%

7%

24%

20%

0%

$50,000 to $70,000

8%

15%

14%

0%

0%

$70,000 to $100,000

5%

10%

14%

0%

0%

More than $100,000

5%

8%

14%

40%

25%

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Table 28.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Hamilton

Age of dwellingElectricGasWood burnerMulti-fuelOpen fire

10 years or less

28%

25%

24%

60%

25%

11–20 years

18%

16%

24%

0%

0%

21–40 years

20%

26%

5%

0%

25%

41+ years

25%

26%

43%

40%

25%

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Table 28.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Hamilton

Number of bedroomsElectricGasWood burnerMulti-fuelOpen fire

1

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2

30%

12%

0%

0%

25%

3

38%

56%

38%

60%

50%

4

25%

23%

38%

20%

25%

5

5%

6%

19%

20%

0%

6

3%

2%

5%

0%

0%

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