Gore

Table 4.1: Summary survey data, Gore

LocationHouseholds – 2004Sample sizeSample error

3081

150

7.8%

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Table 4.2: Domestic home heating methods and fuels, Gore

 HouseholdsWinter fuel use (July)
%Numbertonnes/day%

Electricity

50%

1541

-

-

Total gas

16%

493

1

1%

Flued gas

5%

157

-

-

Unflued gas

11%

336

-

-

Oil

7%

205

0.3

0.4%

Open fire

5%

144

-

-

Open fire: wood

4%

123

2

2%

Open fire: coal

3%

103

2

2%

Total wood burner

20%

616

12

18%

Pre-1994 wood burner

9%

276

7

10%

1994–99 wood burner

5%

149

3

4%

Post-1999 wood burner

6%

191

2

3%

Multi-fuel burners

48%

1479

-

-

Multi-fuel burners: wood

48%

1479

24

34%

Multi-fuel burners: coal

43%

1335

29

41%

Pellet burners

3%

82

1

1%

Total wood

72%

2218

38

54%

Total coal

47%

1438

30

44%

Total

 

3081

70

 

* 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 4.3: Monthly variations in heating behaviour and fuel use, Gore

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

Gas

18%

18%

32%

55%

82%

82%

86%

77%

59%

59%

23%

18%

Open fire

0%

0%

17%

50%

67%

83%

100%

100%

100%

50%

0%

0%

Wood burner

10%

10%

33%

57%

83%

100%

100%

97%

90%

70%

30%

17%

Multi-fuel

10%

16%

33%

70%

87%

99%

99%

94%

90%

71%

27%

13%

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

Gas

4

4

4

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

Open fire

-

-

3

4

5

6

6

6

5

5

-

-

Wood burner

5

5

6

7

6

6

7

7

6

5

5

7

Multi-fuel

5

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

6

5

5

6

 Daily fuel use (tonnes)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Gas

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.7

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.1

Open fire: wood

-

-

0.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.0

0.0

-

-

Open fire: coal

-

-

0.0

0.0

0.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

0.7

-

-

Wood burner

0.1

0.1

1.5

7.6

10.1

12.3

12.5

12.1

8.1

5.1

3.0

2.0

Multi-fuel: wood

0.3

0.3

4.3

7.5

18.5

23.3

23.6

21.5

10.4

7.1

1.7

0.9

Multi-fuel: coal

1.2

3.1

6.2

10.1

25.1

28.5

28.9

27.6

13.3

9.7

4.8

2.2

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

Gas

0.2

0.2

0.5

0.7

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.3

0.8

0.6

0.2

0.2

Open fire: wood

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.1

8.0

12.1

14.0

14.0

8.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Open fire: coal

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

7.7

15.1

15.1

15.1

12.4

6.4

0.0

0.0

Wood burner

0.2

0.2

2.5

12.4

16.4

19.9

20.2

19.7

13.1

8.3

4.8

3.3

Multi-fuel: wood

0.2

0.2

2.9

5.1

12.5

15.7

16.0

14.5

7.0

4.8

1.2

0.6

Multi-fuel: coal

0.9

2.3

4.7

7.6

18.8

21.4

21.7

20.7

10.0

7.2

3.6

1.7

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Table 4.4: Estimated daily fuel use, by season, Gore

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

Gas

2

1

Open fire: wood

18

19

Open fire: coal

20

15

Wood burner

24

16

Multi-fuel: wood

17

8

Multi-fuel: coal

24

12

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Table 4.5: Average monthly heating costs (winter), Gore

 Winter month cost

Electric

$77

Gas

$68

Open fire

$40

Wood burner

$60

Pellet burner

$98

Multi-fuel

$40

Oil

$170

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Table 4.6: Type of electric heating, Gore

 Night storeRadiantPortable oil columnPanelFanHeat pumpDon't know/ refusedOther

Households

349

205

452

123

472

205

-

62

Percent

23%

13%

29%

8%

31%

13%

-

4%

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Table 4.7: Home heating method, by house ownership, Gore

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

Total

575

19%

2485

81%

Electric

329

21%

1212

79%

Gas

62

13%

431

88%

Open fire

21

14%

123

86%

Wood burner

123

20%

493

80%

Pellet burner

0

0%

82

100%

Multi-fuel

267

18%

1212

82%

Oil

21

10%

185

90%

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Table 4.8: House insulation summary statistics, Gore

 Insulation typeDegree of insulation
Households%

Ceiling

2465

80%

No insulation

5%

Under floor

616

20%

1 type*

32%

Wall

1602

52%

2 types

26%

Cylinder wrap

781

25%

3 types

13%

Double glazing

514

17%

4 types

13%

None

144

5%

5 types

4%

Don't know

226

7%

Don't know

7%

Other

41

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 4.9: Degree of house insulation, by heating method, Gore

Degree of insulationElectricGasWood burnerMulti-fuelOpen fire

1 type

31%

38%

33%

33%

43%

2 types

27%

21%

23%

26%

29%

3 types

15%

8%

13%

13%

0%

4 types

12%

21%

17%

13%

14%

5 types

1%

4%

7%

3%

0%

None or don't know

15%

8%

7%

13%

14%

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

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

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Table 4.10: Home heating method, by household income, Gore

 ElectricGasWood burnerMulti-fuelOpen fire

Non-response

12%

25%

10%

17%

0%

Less than $20,000

21%

8%

13%

15%

29%

$20,000 to $30,000

15%

17%

30%

11%

29%

$30,000 to $40,000

13%

21%

17%

18%

0%

$40,000 to $50,000

12%

8%

10%

11%

0%

$50,000 to $70,000

15%

13%

7%

18%

14%

$70,000 to $100,000

5%

8%

10%

3%

14%

More than $100,000

7%

0%

3%

7%

14%

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Table 4.11: Home heating method, by age of dwelling, Gore

Age of dwellingElectricGasWood burnerMulti-fuelOpen fire

10 years or less

12%

8%

3%

7%

0%

11–20 years

12%

4%

23%

11%

0%

21–40 years

33%

63%

20%

36%

43%

41+ years

39%

21%

47%

42%

57%

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Table 4.12: Home heating method, by number of bedrooms, Gore

Number of bedroomsElectricGasWood burnerMulti-fuelOpen fire

1

4%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2

15%

8%

10%

6%

0%

3

68%

58%

70%

72%

86%

4

11%

29%

17%

19%

14%

5

0%

0%

0%

1%

0%

6

1%

0%

3%

0%

0%

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