4618.4 - Domestic Use of Water and Energy, South Australia, Oct 2004

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/04/2005

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Explanatory Notes Glossary Abbreviations Appendix	APPENDIX ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE In addition to the statistics provided in this publication, the ABS can produce customised tabulations on request. Subject to confidentiality and sampling variability constraints, tabulations can be produced from the survey by cross-classifying any of the following data items for the relevant survey populations. POPULATIONS All households Households connected to gas Households using a heater Households with a hot water system Households with a rainwater tank plumbed into dwelling Households with a front loading automatic washing machine Households with a top loading automatic washing machine Households with an air conditioner Households with a garden and/or lawn Households with reduced flow shower heads DATA ITEMS Dwelling characteristics Area of usual residence Adelaide Balance of SA Tenure type Owner with a mortgage Owner without a mortgage Renter - government housing authority Renter - other Other Household characteristics Household size One person household Two person household Three person household Four person household Five or more person household Equivalised gross household income quintile Lowest quintile Second quintile Third quintile Fourth quintile Highest quintile Whether children in the household With children (at least one household resident aged 0-14 years) Without children (no household resident aged 0-14 years) Water use Whether household had a rainwater tank plumbed into dwelling Whether household had a reduced flow shower head Type of washing machine Top loading automatic Front loading automatic Whether household had any gardens or lawns Lawn only Garden only Both lawn and garden Neither lawn nor garden Methods of watering gardens/lawns Hand watering Movable sprinkler Fixed sprinkler system including drip systems Timer Other Did not water/relied on rainfall Water conservation actions taken around the dwelling in the last 12 months Stopped watering or did not water the lawn Watered using a soaking method Planted drought tolerant plants or lawn Used mulch Removed or reduced the size of the lawn Recycled or reused water Adjusted water level when washing clothes or dishes Taken less time in the shower Water conservation actions taken around the dwelling for the first time in the last 12 months Stopped watering or did not water the lawn Watered using a soaking method Planted drought tolerant plants or lawn Used mulch Recycled or reused water Adjusted water level when washing clothes or dishes Energy use Gas connection Mains Bottled Both mains and bottled Energy source for hot water system Peak electricity Off-peak electricity Gas Solar Wood Other Main type of heater Portable electric Electric ceiling, wall or floor radiant heating Off-peak electric in slab heater Off-peak electric heat bank Other electric Reverse cycle split system air conditioner Reverse cycle air conditioner set in wall or window Ducted reverse cycle air conditioner Reverse cycle air conditioner in unknown location Flueless gas heater Floor/wall mounted gas space heater Ducted gas heater Other gas heater Open wood fire Pot belly or slow combustion wood heater Oil fired heater Other heater No type of heating used Whether household had an air conditioner Number of air conditioners used None One Two Three or more Whether household mainly used an evaporative air conditioner Location of mainly used air conditioner Split Set in wall/window Ducted Portable FURTHER INFORMATION For further information about additional data available on request, please contact Stuart Peevor on Adelaide (08) 8237 7572. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.