| B 8.4.1 Climate | % of houses | No. houses surveyed |
|---|
| Maximum summer temperature between 25°C to 40°C | 37% | 5936 |
| Maximum summer temperature regularly greater than 40°C | 62% | 5936 |
| B 8.4.2 House performance in hot conditions | % of houses | No. houses surveyed |
|---|
| Outside temp > 30ºC | 24% | 1415 |
| Cooling: < 0ºC i.e. no improvement | 13% | 1415 |
| Cooling 0-2ºC | 33% | 1415 |
| Cooling > 2ºC | 55% | 1415 |
| Cooling > 4ºC | 31% | 1415 |
| Cooling > 6ºC | 18% | 1415 |
| Cooling > 8ºC | 11% | 1415 |
| Cooling >10ºC | 21% | 1415 |
| B 8.4.3 Outside the house | % of houses | No. houses surveyed |
|---|
| Shade trees or planting in the yard | 68% | 5936 |
| Houses with any sun protected windows | 62% | 5936 |
| No verandahs | 10% | 5936 |
| Verandah on one side of the house | 37% | 5936 |
| Verandah on two sides of the house | 39% | 5936 |
| Verandah on three sides of the house | 8% | 5936 |
| Verandah on four sides of the house | 6% | 5936 |
| B 8.4.4 Insulation | % of houses | No. houses surveyed |
|---|
| Roof insulated | 42% | 5936 |
| No roof insulation | 10% | 5936 |
| Not known if roof insulation is installed | 48% | 5936 |
| Walls insulated | 20% | 4337 |
| No wall insulation or not known | 80% | 4337 |
| B 8.4.5 Windows re cooling | % of houses | No. houses surveyed |
|---|
| Houses with windows all OK | 33% | 5936 |
| Houses with less than 80% windows OK | 44% | 5936 |
| Houses with 80-99% windows OK | 23% | 5936 |
| Windows are sun protected | 62% | 5936 |
| Windows : Total | 66,956 | 5936 |
| Windows: Average | 11.3 | 5936 |
| Windows% Not OK | 26% | 5936 |
| Windows Average no. not OK | 3 | 5936 |
| B 8.4.6 Cooling systems | % of houses | No. houses surveyed |
|---|
| No cooling system and only ceiling fans | 34% | 5936 |
| Evaporative non-ducted cooling system | 3% | 5936 |
| Evaporative ducted cooling system | 16% | 5936 |
| Reverse cycle refrigerated air non-ducted cooling system | 35% | 5936 |
| Reverse cycle refrigerated air ducted cooling system | 11% | 5936 |
| Inside house temperature is less than 25°C when cooling is required | 57% | 5936 |
| Any form of cooling | 86% | 5936 |
