hardware/gardening products in Aussie households
Given the popularity of reality TV shows such as The Block and House Rules, one could be forgiven for assuming that Australians are a nation of power-tool-wielding, home-renovation buffs. And to a certain extent, they are: not only do the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research show that more than half of Australian households have power tools in them, they also reveal that chainsaw ownership is on the rise…
As of March 2015, 53% of Australian households have power tools in them, virtually unchanged since the same time in 2010. Lawnmower ownership has declined slightly over the last five years (from 62% to 60%), as has the proportion of Aussie households with a whipper-snipper/brush-cutter/line-trimmer (from 51% to 48%).
Chainsaw ownership, on the other hand, has grown: 27% of households now have a chainsaw, up from 24% in 2010.
Love is a whirring power tool (or a buzzing whipper-snipper)
Whether there are power tools, chainsaws and/or garden gear in a household depends very much on the living arrangements of its inhabitants. People living with their partner are most likely to have these items at home: couples with no children have the highest ownership of power tools (66%) and chainsaws (37%), while couples with kids are more likely than others to own lawnmowers (72%) and whipper-snippers (60%).
Ownership rates fall among Aussies who live alone or as single parents, although there is a huge disparity between the genders. For example, single-father households are much more likely than single-mother households to contain power tools (61% vs 30%), chainsaws (22% vs 10%), lawnmowers (66% vs 55%) and whipper-snippers (55% vs 36%). Likewise, men who live alone are more likely than women to own these items.
