Carterton District
Household fuel type
In 2013, 0.5% of households in the Carterton District had no access to heating.
Household fuel type indicates the types of fuel used in occupied private dwellings, for heating purposes only (excludes cooking etc.). Fuel types that were used for at least some of the time are measured and does not indicate how long a particular fuel type was used or which was the most used fuel type.
Fuel type use is an infrastructure related topic and can look at the environmental sustainability of dwellings in a particular area, and also address topics such as particulate pollution and solar power uptake. Trends in this variable can be used to monitor energy use and efficiency and target new infrastructure projects.
The ability to heating to households is essential in the colder months and may be dependent on the age and type of the dwelling, as well as its location.
For more information please see related topics such as Household Income, Household Types, Dwelling Types and Housing Tenure.
Derived from the Census question:
'Mark as many spaces as you need to show which of the following are ever used to heat this dwelling; don’t ever use any form of heating in this dwelling, electricity, mains gas (from street), bottled gas, wood, coal, solar heating equipment, other fuel(s).'
Multi-response
Occupied private dwellings
| Household fuel type | |||||||||
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| Carterton District | 2013 | 2006 | Change | ||||||
| Household fuel type - multi-response | Number | % of households | Wellington Region % | Number | % of households | Wellington Region % | 2006 to 2013 | ||
| Wood | 2,541 | 77.1 | 28.9 | 2,265 | 82.2 | 31.9 | +276 | 100 | 14500 |
| Bottled Gas | 588 | 17.9 | 9.6 | 1,053 | 38.2 | 21.4 | -465 | 200 | 14500 |
| Coal | 84 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 123 | 4.5 | 3.9 | -39 | 300 | 14500 |
| Electricity | 2,199 | 66.8 | 80.2 | 1,545 | 56.1 | 77.3 | +654 | 400 | 14500 |
| Solar Power | 96 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 36 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +60 | 500 | 14500 |
| Mains Gas | 24 | 0.7 | 23.9 | 12 | 0.4 | 27.2 | +12 | 600 | 14500 |
| Other Fuel(s) | 42 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 54 | 2.0 | 1.2 | -12 | 700 | 14500 |
| No fuels | 18 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 12 | 0.4 | 1.6 | +6 | 800 | 14500 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2013. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) , the population experts.
| Household fuel type - Totals | ||||||||
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| Carterton District | 2013 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Household fuel type - totals - multi-response | Number | % of households | Wellington Region % | Number | % of households | Wellington Region % | 2006 to 2013 | |
| Not stated/included | 105 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 900 | 90 | 3.3 | 3.6 | +15 |
| Total households | 3,294 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1000 | 2,754 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +540 |
| Total responding households | 3,189 | 96.8 | 95.4 | 1010 | 2,664 | 96.7 | 96.4 | +525 |
| Total responses | 5,697 | 173.0 | 153.3 | 1020 | 5,190 | 188.5 | 169.0 | +507 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2013. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) , the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the type of fuels used by households for heating in the Carterton District compared to the Wellington Region shows that there was a lower proportion of households using electricity to generate heat, and a lower proportion of households which did not use heating.
Overall 66.8% of households used electricity to generated heat, and 0.5% did not use heating, compared with 80.2% and 2.1% respectively in the Wellington Region.
The major differences between the the types of fuels used for generating heat in the Carterton District and the Wellington Region is:
- A larger percentage of households using wood to generate heat (77.1% compared to 28.9%)
- A larger percentage of households using bottled gas to generate heat (17.9% compared to 9.6%)
- A smaller percentage of households using mains gas to generate heat (0.7% compared to 23.9%)
- A smaller percentage of households using electricity to generate heat (66.8% compared to 80.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the types of fuels used by households in the Carterton District, between 2006 and 2013 were:
- Electricity (+654 households)
- Bottled Gas (-465 households)
- Wood (+276 households)