A new report presents findings from the 2023/2024 Continuous Household Survey in relation to household water usage.

Key points

Individual usage:

• On average 55% of respondents indicated they showered between 6 and 10 time a week.
• Nearly half of respondents (48%) said their average shower times were between 2 and 5 minutes.

Household usage:

• Eighty-one percent of households had a hosepipe or bucket for outside use.
• Of those who had a hosepipe or bucket, 67% used it to water the plants and 52% to wash the car.
• Sixteen percent of household used their dishwasher every day, and 22% of households used their washing machine every day.
• One percent of households stated they did not have a washing machine, whilst 42% stated they did not own a dishwasher

Visit the new Water Usage Research webpage for Northen Ireland.