Almost nine in ten Australians said they took steps to limit their personal energy use in 2007–08.

The type and amount of energy used in the home has considerable implications for the environment. Home energy consumption is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in Australia due to the heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially coal, to produce electricity.

Household energy use per person (including electricity, gas, wood, petrol etc.) rose between 2001–02 and 2005–06, and then fell from 2005–06 to 2006–07. A factor contributing to the drop in 2006–07 was a drop in the national use of refined products, such and petrol and diesel, despite a rising population.

This article contains information about energy use in Australian homes. It uses data from the ABS Energy Account 2006-07, from environmental household survey data published in Environmental Issues: Energy Use and Conservation, March 2008 and in Environmental Views & Behaviour, 2007-08 and from Australian Demographic Statistics, June 2009