B6.1 Animals: Dogs, cats and others

Survey Data

 Percentage of housesTotal houses surveyedChange since 2006
Dogs
No dogs seen or reported at survey36%7713-2%
One to four dogs seen or reported at survey47%77133%
Five or more dogs seen or reported at survey17%7713-1%
Cats
No cats seen or reported at survey82%71510
One to four cats seen or reported at survey15%71510
Five or more cats seen or reported at survey3%7151-1%
Other pests present
Examples of 'other pests' are defined as: white tail spiders, redback spiders, any type of snake, wild camels, pigs, horses, crocodiles, rabbits, donkeys or ticks.39%77120
Disposal of rubbish to avoid attracting pests into the house
Kitchen bin
OK large enough and able to exclude flies & mice14%7151N/A
Kitchen bin not large enough, not able to exclude flies & mice or damaged31%7151N/A
No kitchen bin55%71514%
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