Wainuiomata

Table 29.1: Summary survey data, Wainuiomata

Location Households – 2004 Sample size Sample error

5464

150

7.9%

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Table 29.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Wainuiomata

  Households Winter fuel use (July)
% Number Tonnes/day %

Electricity

41%

2222

-

-

Total gas

59%

3242

2

4%

Flued gas

35%

1937

-

-

Unflued gas

24%

1305

-

-

Oil

0%

0

-

-

Open fire

2%

109

-

-

Open fire: wood

2%

109

3

7%

Open fire: coal

1%

36

0

1%

Total wood burner

33%

1821

37

77%

Pre-1994 wood burner

15%

809

21

44%

1994–99 wood burner

7%

405

7

15%

Post-1999 wood burner

11%

607

8

17%

Multi-fuel burners

5%

291

-

-

Multi-fuel burners: wood

5%

291

6

11%

Multi-fuel burners: coal

1%

73

0

1%

Pellet burners

0%

0

-

-

Total wood

41%

2222

46

95%

Total coal

2%

109

1

1%

Total

 

5464

49

 

* 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 29.3: Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Wainuiomata

  Percentage of houses using this method that use it each month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Gas

0%

0%

1%

33%

75%

88%

96%

86%

67%

33%

16%

7%

Open fire

0%

0%

0%

67%

67%

67%

100%

67%

33%

33%

0%

0%

Wood burner

2%

2%

4%

28%

64%

76%

90%

80%

52%

22%

8%

8%

Multi-fuel

0%

0%

0%

0%

75%

75%

100%

75%

63%

13%

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

-

-

-

5

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

4

Open fire

-

-

-

2

3

4

6

7

7

4

-

-

Wood burner

2

2

2

4

5

6

6

6

5

5

6

4

Multi-fuel

-

-

-

-

4

5

5

4

3

7

-

-

  Daily fuel use (tonnes)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Gas

-

-

-

0.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

0.8

0.3

0.1

0.0

Open fire: wood

-

-

-

0.6

1.0

1.4

3.3

2.5

0.0

0.0

-

-

Open fire: coal

-

-

-

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.0

0.0

-

-

Wood burner

0.2

0.2

0.5

8.9

24.2

32.5

37.3

35.7

20.4

9.4

1.7

2.4

Multi-fuel: wood

-

-

-

-

3.5

4.6

5.5

3.0

4.5

2.8

-

-

Multi-fuel: coal

-

-

-

-

0.2

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.1

0.0

-

-

  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

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.6

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

Open fire: wood

-

-

-

5.4

9.5

13.1

29.9

23.1

0.0

0.0

-

-

Open fire: coal

-

-

-

0.0

2.6

3.9

9.0

9.0

0.0

0.0

-

-

Wood burner

0.1

0.1

0.3

4.9

13.3

17.9

20.5

19.6

11.2

5.2

0.9

1.3

Multi-fuel: wood

-

-

-

-

12.1

15.7

18.9

10.4

15.5

9.5

-

-

Multi-fuel: coal

-

-

-

-

2.6

5.1

5.1

2.6

1.3

0.0

-

-

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Table 29.4: Estimated daily fuel use, by season, Wainuiomata

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

Gas

1

-

Open fire: wood

38

19

Open fire: coal

9

-

Wood burner

31

20

Multi-fuel: wood

23

24

Multi-fuel: coal

18

5

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Table 29.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Wainuiomata

  Winter month cost

Electric

$107

Gas

$84

Wood burner

$80

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Table 29.6: Type of electric heating, Wainuiomata

  Night store Radiant Portable oil column Panel Fan Heat pump Don't know/ refused Other

Households

73

364

911

219

801

109

-

255

Percent

3%

17%

42%

10%

37%

5%

-

12%

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Table 29.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Wainuiomata

 

Households living in rental

Percent living in rental

Households living in own house

Percent living in own house

Total

1348

25%

4080

75%

Electric

437

20%

1785

80%

Gas

765

24%

2477

76%

Open fire

73

67%

36

33%

Wood burner

437

24%

1384

76%

Multi-fuel

73

25%

219

75%

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Table 29.8: House insulation summary statistics, Wainuiomata

  Insulation type Degree of insulation
Households %

Ceiling

4298

79%

No insulation

11%

Under floor

1093

20%

1 type*

31%

Wall

2404

44%

2 types

31%

Cylinder wrap

1056

19%

3 types

19%

Double glazing

255

5%

4 types

2%

None

619

11%

5 types

2%

Don't know

219

4%

Don't know

4%

Other

36

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 29.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Wainuiomata

Degree of insulation Electric Gas Wood burner Multi-fuel Open fire

1 type

30%

30%

26%

38%

0%

2 types

31%

31%

36%

25%

0%

3 types

18%

18%

18%

0%

0%

4 types

3%

2%

2%

0%

0%

5 types

2%

1%

4%

0%

0%

None or don't know

16%

17%

14%

38%

100%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

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

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Table 29.10: Home heating method, by household income, Wainuiomata

  Electric Gas Wood burner Multi-fuel Open fire

Non-response

20%

22%

22%

13%

33%

Less than $20,000

16%

18%

6%

13%

33%

$20,000 to $30,000

7%

7%

8%

0%

0%

$30,000 to $40,000

16%

15%

16%

38%

0%

$40,000 to $50,000

7%

9%

10%

25%

33%

$50,000 to $70,000

21%

18%

16%

0%

0%

$70,000 to $100,000

2%

10%

14%

0%

0%

More than $100,000

11%

1%

8%

13%

0%

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Table 29.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Wainuiomata

Age of dwelling Electric Gas Wood burner Multi-fuel Open fire

10 years or less

10%

8%

6%

0%

0%

11–20 years

5%

9%

10%

0%

0%

21–40 years

41%

47%

42%

50%

33%

41+ years

43%

33%

34%

38%

33%

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Table 29.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Wainuiomata

Number of bedrooms Electric Gas Wood burner Multi-fuel Open fire

1

3%

3%

0%

0%

0%

2

10%

12%

12%

25%

33%

3

57%

58%

54%

38%

33%

4

23%

24%

28%

25%

33%

5

5%

2%

6%

13%

0%

6

2%

0%

0%

0%

0%

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