| Percentage of houses | Total houses surveyed | Change since 2006 |
|---|
| Houses with a clothes line for clothes drying | 70% | 3111 | N/A |
| Area available and secure for drying clothes | | | |
| No fenced yard | 29% | 7713 | -2% |
| Yard area at least 900 square metres | 43% | 7713 | 6% |
| Yard area less than 900 square metres | 28% | 7713 | -5% |
| Functional yard fence and gates | 47% | 5868 | 6% |
| Weather conditions suitable for drying clothes at time of survey | | | |
| Fine and sunny | 71% | 7712 | 2% |
| Cloudy or rain | 26% | 7712 | 0 |
| Strong winds | 2% | 7712 | 0 |
| Areas around the house able to be used for drying clothes | | | |
| No verandah | 13% | 7713 | -3% |
| Verandah on one side of the house | 31% | 7713 | 1% |
| Verandah on two sides of the house | 36% | 7713 | 1% |
| Verandah on three sides of the house | 10% | 7713 | 0 |
| Verandah on four sides of the house | 9% | 7713 | 1% |
