Our latest analysis reveals how Australian households and homeowners are using mains gas, and the extent to which they are willing or able to move towards electrification.
Our findings suggest that many homeowners are aware of the potential need to switch away from gas in the future, with some already expecting to do so. Overall, 1 in 3 homeowner households using mains gas said they will probably cancel their gas supply within the next 10 years.
Most notably, nearly 1 in 10 homeowner households with mains gas said they would probably cancel their gas supply in just the next two years. If this turns out to be true, there could be a large immediate shift towards electrification.
How households use gas and their attitudes towards electrification is the third release from our December 2024 Consumer Energy Report Card survey.
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Australian households using mains gas, highlighting the substantial challenge of fully electrifying all households.
homeowners with mains gas who say they will probably cancel their gas supply in the next 10 years
proportion of households with mains gas who say they use it for just one purpose (either cooking, hot water, or heating)
homeowners with mains gas who say they will probably cancel their gas supply in the next 2 years.
Proportion of households with mains gas and gas appliances used
| Proportion with mains gas | Of the households with mains gas | |||
| Cooking* | Hot water | Space heating | ||
| National | 54% | 83% | 74% | 38% |
| VIC | 84% | 87% | 75% | 56% |
| WA | 73% | 90% | 77% | 24% |
| ACT | 61% | 71% | 74% | 49% |
| SA | 61% | 84% | 76% | 26% |
| NSW | 48% | 80% | 71% | 27% |
| QLD | 18% | 68% | 69% | 4% |
Questions: Is your home currently connected to gas? Do you currently use gas or electricity for the following things at your home? Note: Tasmania and Northern Territory are excluded due to small sample size. A household is considered to use gas for cooking if either the cooktop, the oven, or both are powered by gas.
The extent to which homeowners with mains gas are planning to cancel gas supply
| Survey | Plan to cancel within next 10 years (total) | Plan to cancel within next 2 years | Plan to cancel within next 5 years | Plan to cancel within next 10 years | Don’t have plan to cancel |
| National | 35% | 9% | 13% | 13% | 65% |
| VIC | 37% | 8% | 15% | 14% | 63% |
| WA | 24% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 76% |
| ACT | 65% | 19% | 20% | 26% | 35% |
| SA | 28% | 4% | 10% | 13% | 72% |
| NSW | 34% | 10% | 13% | 11% | 66% |
| QLD | 30% | 13% | 5% | 12% | 70% |
Question: Some Australian households have been cancelling their gas supply and converting their home to running on electricity only. Which of the following best describes you?
The survey methodology is published here.
Our Consumer Energy Report Card is a comprehensive, independent research project, which reveals the attitudes and behaviours of thousands of Australian households and small businesses. Future reports in the series will provide in-depth analyses of key topics. Access all reports and related data here.
Looking for our Energy Consumer Sentiment and Behaviour Surveys? You can find prior reports and data up until June 2024 here.
