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Household fuel type

In 2018, 0.8% of households in Mornington 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.

Please note: There has been a significant change to the Census question for this topic, please refer the specific data note for more information. Stats NZ has given Main types of heating and fuel types used to heat dwellings data for the 2018 Census a quality rating of “moderate”. This indicates there may be some minor issues looking at the comparisons to 2013 and 2006. Users should avoid concluding that any change in the categories is purely due to real world change. See Stats NZ’s DataInfo+ for specific information on what this rating means and recommendations for use.

Derived from the Census question:

'Mark as many spaces as you need to show which types of heating are used most often in this dwelling.'

Multi-response

Occupied private dwellings

Household fuel type
Mornington20182006Change
Household fuel type - multi-responseNumber% of householdsBrighton %Number% of householdsBrighton %2006 to 2018
map this data in atlas.idWood48040.564.154047.266.2-60
Bottled Gas
907.67.727924.423.4-189
Coal
423.55.326423.125.9-222
map this data in atlas.idElectricity1,02986.871.31,00888.280.1+21
Solar Power
00.00.560.50.0-6
Mains Gas
00.00.000.00.00
Other Fuel(s)
90.80.0423.71.5-33
No fuels
90.81.060.50.0+3
Not stated/included
1028.69.6423.73.0+60

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate

Household fuel type - Totals
Mornington20182006Change
Household fuel type - totals - multi-responseNumber% of householdsBrighton %Number% of householdsBrighton %2006 to 2018
Not Stated/included1028.69.6423.73.0+60
Total households1,185100.0100.01,143100.0100.0+42
Total responding households1,11393.990.41,10196.397.0+12
Total responses1,659140.0149.82,145187.7197.0-486

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate

Household fuel type, 2018
Household fuel type, 2018 Not stated/included, Brighton: 9.6% No fuels, Brighton: 1.0% Other Fuel(s), Brighton: 0.0% Mains Gas, Brighton: 0.0% Solar Power, Brighton: 0.5% Electricity, Brighton: 71.3% Coal, Brighton: 5.3% Bottled Gas, Brighton: 7.7% Wood, Brighton: 64.1% Not stated/included, Mornington: 8.6% No fuels, Mornington: 0.8% Other Fuel(s), Mornington: 0.8% Mains Gas, Mornington: 0.0% Solar Power, Mornington: 0.0% Electricity, Mornington: 86.8% Coal, Mornington: 3.5% Bottled Gas, Mornington: 7.6% Wood, Mornington: 40.5%
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2018. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Change in household fuel type, 2006 to 2018
Change in household fuel type, 2006 to 2018 Not stated/included, Mornington: +60 No fuels, Mornington: +3 Other Fuel(s), Mornington: -33 Mains Gas, Mornington: 0 Solar Power, Mornington: -6 Electricity, Mornington: +21 Coal, Mornington: -222 Bottled Gas, Mornington: -189 Wood, Mornington: -60
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the type of fuels used by households for heating in Mornington compared to the Brighton shows that there was a higher proportion of households using electricity to generate heat, and a similar proportion of households which did not use heating.

Overall 86.8% of households used electricity to generated heat, and 0.8% did not use heating, compared with 71.3% and 1.0% respectively in the Brighton.

The major differences between the the types of fuels used for generating heat in Mornington and the Brighton is:

  • A larger percentage of households using electricity to generate heat (86.8% compared to 71.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of households using wood to generate heat (40.5% compared to 64.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of households using coal to generate heat (3.5% compared to 5.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of households Not stated/included (8.6% compared to 9.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the types of fuels used by households in Mornington, between 2006 and 2018 were:

  • Coal (-222 households)
  • Bottled Gas (-189 households)
  • Wood (-60 households)

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