Residential Sector
Canada
Table 20: Total Households by Building Type and Principal Heating Energy Source
  2000   2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Households (thousands) 11,652   13,876 13,991 14,137 14,289 14,361 14,555 14,748 14,956 15,164

Households by Building Type (thousands)
Single Detached 6,491   7,689 7,748 7,826 7,905 7,944 8,046 8,149 8,260 8,372
Single Attached 1,221   1,609 1,633 1,659 1,687 1,707 1,739 1,772 1,807 1,842
Apartments 3,722   4,348 4,381 4,423 4,467 4,482 4,539 4,596 4,656 4,717
Mobile Homes 217   230 229 229 229 230 231 232 233 234

Shares (%)
Single Detached 55.7   55.4 55.4 55.4 55.3 55.3 55.3 55.3 55.2 55.2
Single Attached 10.5   11.6 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.1
Apartments 31.9   31.3 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.2 31.2 31.2 31.1 31.1
Mobile Homes 1.9   1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5

Households by Principal Heating Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 3,847   5,579 5,726 5,889 6,055 6,161 6,323 6,449 6,577 6,702
Natural Gas 5,633   6,892 6,925 6,967 7,005 7,020 7,084 7,162 7,249 7,337
Heating Oil 1,496   765 710 660 612 568 531 515 501 487
Other1 125   183 193 204 217 231 250 261 273 286
Wood 549   458 437 418 399 381 367 361 356 352

Shares (%)
Electricity 33.0   40.2 40.9 41.7 42.4 42.9 43.4 43.7 44.0 44.2
Natural Gas 48.3   49.7 49.5 49.3 49.0 48.9 48.7 48.6 48.5 48.4
Heating Oil 12.8   5.5 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2
Other1 1.1   1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9
Wood 4.7   3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.