Fuel types used for heating in Opotiki District, New Zealand
Census years 2001, 2006, and 2013, % of private occupied dwellings
| Fuel type used to heat dwelling | Census Year | % of stated |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 2001 | 54.74525475% |
| Electricity | 2006 | 53.24027916% |
| Electricity | 2013 | 57.0230608% |
| Mains gas | 2001 | 2.697302697% |
| Mains gas | 2006 | 2.891326022% |
| Mains gas | 2013 | 2.51572327% |
| Bottled gas | 2001 | 35.96403596% |
| Bottled gas | 2006 | 37.48753739% |
| Bottled gas | 2013 | 25.47169811% |
| Wood | 2001 | 58.04195804% |
| Wood | 2006 | 58.12562313% |
| Wood | 2013 | 57.44234801% |
| Coal | 2001 | 3.496503497% |
| Coal | 2006 | 3.290129611% |
| Coal | 2013 | 2.725366876% |
| Solar power | 2001 | 1.098901099% |
| Solar power | 2006 | 1.794616152% |
| Solar power | 2013 | 2.725366876% |
| Other fuel(s) | 2001 | 0.699300699% |
| Other fuel(s) | 2006 | 1.894317049% |
| Other fuel(s) | 2013 | 1.048218029% |
| No fuels used in this dwelling | 2001 | 3.896103896% |
| No fuels used in this dwelling | 2006 | 3.788634098% |
| No fuels used in this dwelling | 2013 | 3.983228512% |
Definitions
Fuel types used to heat dwelling measures the type of fuel used for heating an occupied private dwelling. More than one fuel type may be used; for example, electricity, gas, coal, and wood. Insulation is not a fuel type.
Limitations of the data
Please refer to http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/info-about-2013-census-data/information-by-variable/fuel-type-used-to-heat-dwelling.aspx for details.
Data provided by
Dataset name
Census: Fuel types used to heat dwelling by Region, TA or Local Board Area 2013
Webpage:
http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TABLECODE8100
How to find the data
Click on Customise > Selections. In 'Areas' select the desired breakdown. In 'Fuel types used to heat dwelling' select all types. Then export as a CSV.
For our purposes we manually calculated the percentages of total households stated for each fuel type and area.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Census: Fuel types used to heat dwelling by Region, TA or Local Board Area 2013
From the dataset Census: Fuel types used to heat dwelling by Region, TA or Local Board Area 2013, this data was extracted:
- Rows: 2-3,466
- Columns: 6-7
- Provided: 6,300 data points
This data forms the table Census - Fuel types used to heat dwelling 2001, 2006, and 2013.