| A 1.3.1 Age of house | % of houses | No. houses surveyed |
|---|
| Age of house-more than 10 years (may have been built and cabled for lower demand electrical appliances) | 81% | 5936 |
| A 1.3.2 Type of walls | % of houses | No. houses surveyed |
|---|
| Type of walls: Steel frame , fibro cement, timber, or steel (habitat and possible easy access at edges for mice) | 25% | 5935 |
| Type of walls: Timber frame , fibro cement, timber, or steel (habitat and possible easy access at edges for mice) | 19% | 5935 |
| A 1.3.3 Pests and electrical cabling | % of houses | No. houses surveyed |
|---|
| Houses with evidence of some mice or rats | 38% | 5936 |
| Houses with evidence of many mice or rats (potential to attack cables) | 14% | 5936 |
| No survey evidence of ants or cockroaches at time of survey, or reported by residents | 25% | 5936 |
| No survey evidence of ants or cockroaches at time of survey, but reported by residents | 48% | 5936 |
| Survey evidence of ants or cockroaches (possible damage to cabling or connections) | 26% | 5936 |
| A 1.3.4 Hot water system electrical fitting and fixtures | % of houses | No. houses surveyed |
|---|
| Electric powered hot water system (known habitat for mice and insects) | 49% | 5933 |
| Heat pump hot water system (usually ground mounted and known habitat for mice) | 2% | 5933 |
| Houses with combined fridge / freezer (habitat for mice and insects) | 79% | 5926 |
| Electric cooktop (known habitat for mice and insects) | 82% | 5906 |
| Type of lights, bulbs/globes: houses where most are Incandescent (known habitat for mice when ceiling mounted , due to heat) | 44% | 5933 |
| Houses with all power points safe and functional (where power points not OK this may indicate cable damage) | 33% | 5936 |
