SURVEY RESULTS: Water Use in the Bathroom

Two questions were asked about water use in the bathroom.

• One question asked a series of bathroom water-related activities to find out how often respondents did them (Every time / Often / Sometimes / Almost Never or Never / Not Applicable).
• Another question asked about specific bathroom technologies that respondents may or may not use.

Summary of Water Use in the Bathroom: Conservation Activities

• For every conservation practice we asked about, they were done more frequently by Brisbane residents than Cary residents.
• The greatest difference was in the area of checking and repairing leaks with Brisbane done by 57% and 33% doing so in Cary
• The smallest difference was seen in not flushing the toilet after each use.

How often do you use the following water saving measures in the bathroom?

Summary of Water Use in the Bathroom: Technologies

• The most common technology in the bathroom was low flow shower heads with 50% of Cary respondents and 76% of respondents from Brisbane stating they have this technology.
• Low flush toilets were present in 50% of homes in Cary and 35% of Brisbane respondents but dual flush toilets were used by 73% of the Brisbane residents compared to only 3% of the Cary residents (NOTE: Dual flush toilets were invented in Australia)
• Timers for the shower were also used significantly more in Brisbane than in Cary.

Which of the following technologies do you have in the bathroom?

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