| Percentage of houses | Total houses surveyed | Change since 2006 |
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Houses with one laundry | 97% | 5726 | 0 |
Houses with two laundries | 1% | 5726 | 0 |
Laundry tub and waste water |
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Laundry tub present | 98% | 7030 | 0 |
Laundry tub secure | 91% | 6883 | 1% |
Laundry tub hot water tap functional | 73% | 6962 | 3% |
Laundry tub cold water tap functional | 77% | 7018 | 3% |
Functional laundry tub waste outlet | 89% | 7017 | 0 |
Laundry tub plug | 41% | 6883 | 2% |
Laundry floor waste outlet | 78% | 5627 | -2% |
Laundry floor waste outlet functioning | 57% | 7581 | 2% |
Laundry floor graded to waste point | 59% | 7581 | 3% |
Laundry shelf at least 1500mm above floor | 48% | 7592 | 6% |
Laundry power points for washing machine |
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No power point near washing machine | 2% | 5625 | -1% |
Functional washing machine power point | 85% | 7578 | 1% |
Functional weather-protected power point | 45% | 7498 | 5% |
Washing machine power point safely located | 89% | 7500 | 0 |
Washing machines |
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Houses that had an adequate space for a washing machine - at least 700mm wide (note: this question was changed to 900mm wide) | 95% | 7593 | 1% |
Houses with a working washing machine | 78% | 7586 | 3% |
Separate taps for the washing machine only | 85% | 7587 | 5% |
Functional hot water washing machine tap | 71% | 7497 | 2% |
Functional cold water washing machine tap | 78% | 7530 | 3% |
Functional washing machine drainage | 82% | 7540 | 3% |
Independent washing machine drainage (ie not through the main laundry tub) | 73% | 7590 | 5% |