4656.5 - Household Choices Related to Water and Energy, WA, October 2009  
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APPENDIX


POPULATIONS

Household energy and water use

All dwellings

Dwellings with gardens and lawns

      Separate house
      Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse
      Other but not including flat, unit or apartment structures

Dwellings that have purchased white-goods in the past 12 months

Use of public transport
      All persons aged 18 years and over as at October 2009
      Persons who changed patterns of public transport use


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.


DATA ITEMS

Place of usual residence

Place of usual residence
      Perth metropolitan
          Central metropolitan
          East metropolitan
          North metropolitan
          South West metropolitan
          South East metropolitan
      Remainder WA
      WA


Dwelling characteristics

Age of dwelling
      Less than 2 years old
      More than 2 years old

Dwelling type
      Separate house
      Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.
      Flat, unit or apartment and other

Insulation
      Whether insulation is installed
      Reasons for no having insulation

Tenure type
      Fully owned
      Being paid off
      Renting (publicly)
      Renting (other/private)
      Other


Household characteristics

Age categories
      18-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years
      45-54 years 55-64 years 65 years or more

Sex
      Males
      Females

Children in household
      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)

Household type
      Person living alone
      Couple only
      Couple with dependent children only
      Lone parent with dependent children only
      Other household types

Household size
      One person
      Two person
      Three to five persons
      Six or more persons

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD)
      Lowest quintile
      Second quintile
      Third quintile
      Fourth quintile
      Highest quintile

Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD)
      Lowest quintile
      Second quintile
      Third quintile
      Fourth quintile
      Highest quintile


Water access and use

Sources of water
      Mains water
      Garden bore
          own garden bore
          shared garden bore
      Rainwater tank
      Rainwater tank plumbed into dwelling

Number of toilets
      None
      One
      Two
      Three
      Four or more

Toilets that are dual flush
      All
      Some
      None

Number of showers
      None
      One
      Two
      Three
      Four or more

Showers that have low flow heads attached
      All
      Some
      None


Gardens and lawns water use

Whether dwelling has any garden/lawn

Location of lawn
      Front yard only
      Back yard only
      Both front and back lyards
      Other

Source of water for watering garden/lawn
      Mains water
      Garden bore
      Rainwater tank
      Recycled water/grey water
      Other
      Not watered/rain

Whether dwelling has a reticulated watering system
      Type of reticulated watering system
          Mains water - automatic
          Mains water - non automatic
          Garden bore - automatic
          Garden bore -- non automatic
          Rainwater tank - automatic
          Rainwater tank - non automatic
          Recycled water - automatic
          Recycled water - non automatic
          Other - automatic
          Other - non automatic


Energy source

Sources of energy
      Electricity
      Gas - mains
      Gas - LPG/bottled
      Solar energy
      Wood
      Oil
      Photo Voltaic - electricity
      Other


Space cooling and heating

Whether household has any air conditioners

Number of air conditioners used for cooling
      One
      Two
      Three or more

Type of main air conditioner (used most often)
      Reverse cycle
          split system
          set in wall or window
          ducted
          portable
          other
      Refrigerated
          split system
          set in wall or window
          ducted
          portable
          other
      Evaporative
          set in wall or window
          ducted
          portable
          other
      Don't know

Type of main heating (used most often)
      Electric
          ducted
          not ducted (resistant, radiators etc.)
          floor slab
      Gas
          ducted
          not ducted - flued
          not ducted - unflued
          floor slab
      Reverse cycle
          ducted
          not ducted
      Wood
          combustion
          open fire
          pot belly
      Other heating


Hot water system

Type of hot water system
      Storage
      Instantaneous
      Other
      Don't know

Main energy source
      Electricity
      Gas - mains
      Gas - LPG/bottled
      Solar energy
      Other

Type of booster used in solar hot water system
      Electricity
      Gas - mains
      Gas - LPG/bottled
      Solar energy
      Other
      Not used


Electrical appliances-Whitegoods

Whitegoods
      Washing machines
      Clothes dryers
      Dishwashers
      Refrigerators
      Separate freezers
      Microwaves

Type of washing machine
      Top loading
      Front loading
      Other

Number of wash loads per week
      Less than three loads per week
      Three to five loads
      Six to ten loads
      Eleven loads or more

Frequency of clothes dryer use
      At least once a week
      At least once a fortnight
      At least once a month
      Less than once a month
      Depends on weather/season
      Never used

Frequency of dishwasher use
      Daily
      Three or more times a week (but not daily)
      Once or twice a week
      Less often than once a week
      Never

Number of refrigerators in use
      One
      Two
      Three or more
      None

Age of main refrigerator
      Less than one year
      One year to less than five years
      Five years to less than ten years
      Ten years or more
      Don't know

Number of separate freezers in use
      None
      One
      Two
      Three or more

Age of main separate freezer
      Less than one year
      One year to less than five years
      Five years to less than ten years
      Ten years or more
      Don't know

Whether whitegoods purchased in last 12 months

Factors considered when purchasing these white goods
      Energy star rating
      Water efficiency rating
      Cost Dimensions
      Feature
      Capacity
      Brand name
      Appearance
      Reliability
      Environmental considerations
      Recommended by friend/expert
      Availability
      Other
      None
      Don't know


Electrical appliances-Home entertainment equipment

Televisions

Number of televisions
      None
      One
      Two
      Three
      Four
      Five
      Six or more

Type of televisions
      Normal picture tube TV (CRT) (analog)
      LCD
      Plasma
      Either LCD or Plasma (unsure)
      Projector
      Other
      Don't know

Other home entertainment equipment
      DVD player/recorders
      Set Top Boxes
      VCR or Video recorders
      Surround sound systems for home theatre
      Stereo systems
      Game console


Electrical appliances-Information technology products

Information technology products
      Desktop computers
      Laptop/notebook computers
      Printer, scanner or fax machines
      Cordless Phone systems
      Mobile Phone/Battery or other chargers


Gross annual household income

Gross annual household income
      Less than $25,000
      Less than $50,000 ($25,000 to less than $50,000)
      Less than $70,000 ($50,000 to less than $70,000)
      Less than $110,000 ($70,000 to less than $110,000)
      $110,000 or more
      Don't know


Concession card holder

Whether concession card used to receive a discount on energy and water bills.


FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information about additional data available on request, please contact Judy Griffin on Perth (08) 9360 5935.