| | Percentage of houses | Total houses surveyed | Change since 2006 |
|---|
| Yard fences: encourage the development the yard and the reducing of dust |
|---|
| No fenced yard | 29% | 7713 | -1% |
| Fenced yard area at least 900 square metres | 43% | 7713 | 6% |
| Fenced yard area less than 900 square metres | 28% | 7713 | -5% |
| Windbreak planting: reduces wind driven dust |
|---|
| Wind break planting in the yard | 27% | 7714 | 5% |
| Yard taps: help irrigate yard planting |
|---|
| No yard taps | 4% | 7712 | 0 |
| 1 yard tap | 26% | 7712 | 0 |
| 2 yard taps | 58% | 7712 | -1% |
| 3 or more yard taps | 12% | 7712 | 1% |
| Motorcars: can generate dust |
|---|
| No working motor cars in yard | 56% | 7711 | 0 |
| One working motor car in yard | 31% | 7711 | 3% |
| Two working motor cars in yard | 9% | 7711 | -1% |
| Three or more working motor cars in yard | 4% | 7711 | -2% |
| Climate and Cooling systems: Responding to the climate with cooling that may reduce dust entering the house |
|---|
| Houses sited in places with maximum summer temperature regularly greater than 40°C | 59% | 7714 | 1% |
| Evaporative cooling system (ducted – will cool all rooms of the house) | 8% | 7714 | -2% |
| Evaporative cooling system (non-ducted will often cool only the main rooms of the house) | 3% | 7714 | 0 |
| Rainwater tanks: may offer the potential for use of water with low mineral salt content for evaporative cooling |
|---|
| Rainwater tank | 25% | 7151 | -1% |
| Rainwater tank functional | 19% | 7151 | -1% |
