Table 3.5a – Electricity Intensity Per Household (excluding Garage) By Region
| Gigajoules of electricity consumed per household (GJ/household) by region | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||||||||
| Electricity Intensity | 39.8 | A | 48.0 | A | 63.9 | A | 29.8 | A | 39.9 | A | 24.2 | A | 31.9 | A |
| Type of dwelling | ||||||||||||||
| Single detached house | 45.7 | A | 52.2 | A | 81.6 | A | 32.5 | A | 42.2 | A | 27.7 | A | 39.9 | A |
| Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex | 38.7 | A | 48.5 | A | 62.4 | A | 27.2 | A | - | U | 21.6 | A | 33.3 | A |
| Low-rise apartment | 26.7 | A | 27.5 | A | 36.2 | A | 24.7 | A | 21.1 | M | 10.7 | A | 15.8 | A |
| High-rise apartment | 23.7 | A | - | U | 35.6 | A | 23.9 | A | 18.6 | A | - | U | 16.3 | A |
| Mobile home | 40.5 | A | - | U | 59.2 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | 28.3 | A |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 33.4 | A | - | U | 41.9 | A | 28.0 | A | - | U | - | U | 29.8 | A |
| Dwelling construction date | ||||||||||||||
| Before 1946 | 39.3 | A | 39.9 | A | 61.4 | A | 30.5 | A | 39.3 | A | - | U | 28.8 | A |
| 1946 – 1960 | 39.0 | A | 41.3 | A | 64.4 | A | 28.2 | A | 38.7 | A | 18.4 | A | 31.4 | A |
| 1961 – 1977 | 38.4 | A | 42.0 | A | 62.3 | A | 28.4 | A | 35.4 | A | 22.9 | A | 32.6 | A |
| 1978 – 1983 | 37.4 | A | 44.3 | A | 59.6 | A | 25.0 | A | 40.3 | A | 22.4 | A | 32.3 | A |
| 1984 – 1995 | 42.9 | A | 56.8 | A | 68.0 | A | 32.1 | A | 39.9 | A | 24.5 | A | 30.9 | A |
| 1996 – 2000 | 39.0 | A | 53.4 | A | 67.1 | A | 31.7 | A | - | U | 26.8 | A | 33.9 | A |
| 2001 – 2010 | 42.5 | A | 59.9 | A | 70.4 | A | 30.7 | A | 54.9 | A | 26.3 | A | 33.7 | A |
| 2011 or later | 39.9 | A | 59.2 | A | 65.7 | A | 28.7 | A | 45.5 | A | 28.3 | A | 33.5 | A |
| Not stated | 36.2 | A | - | U | 41.3 | M | 41.1 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Heated area of dwelling excluding garage | ||||||||||||||
| 55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | 23.6 | A | 27.7 | A | 34.9 | A | 19.6 | A | - | U | - | U | 13.5 | A |
| 56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 33.3 | A | 39.9 | A | 52.6 | A | 25.3 | A | 30.6 | A | 16.1 | A | 21.8 | A |
| 96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 39.0 | A | 47.5 | A | 66.6 | A | 28.3 | A | 39.7 | A | 21.1 | A | 30.6 | A |
| 141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 42.7 | A | 55.8 | A | 83.1 | A | 31.6 | A | 51.8 | A | 30.1 | A | 35.6 | A |
| 186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 45.6 | A | 65.9 | A | 91.9 | A | 34.1 | A | 45.8 | A | 32.7 | A | 40.0 | A |
| 231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 48.9 | A | 59.4 | A | 92.3 | A | 35.2 | A | - | U | 43.2 | A | 49.1 | A |
| 281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 56.6 | A | - | U | 99.0 | A | 46.1 | M | - | U | - | U | 48.4 | A |
| 326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 61.7 | A | - | U | - | U | 40.7 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| 372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 55.7 | A | - | U | 78.4 | A | 37.1 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 41.2 | A | 39.7 | A | 56.2 | A | 26.4 | A | 40.6 | M | - | U | 26.5 | M |
| Occupation Mode | ||||||||||||||
| Own | 43.5 | A | 51.7 | A | 74.4 | A | 31.3 | A | 42.2 | A | 25.4 | A | 36.4 | A |
| Rent | 28.6 | A | 28.5 | A | 39.8 | A | 25.3 | A | 29.3 | A | 18.9 | A | 19.0 | A |
| Don’t Know/Not Stated | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of people in the household | ||||||||||||||
| 1 member | 30.0 | A | 33.6 | A | 48.1 | A | 20.9 | A | 27.0 | A | 14.8 | A | 21.3 | A |
| 2 members | 41.1 | A | 52.2 | A | 67.2 | A | 30.6 | A | 44.7 | A | 22.9 | A | 32.8 | A |
| 3 members | 45.8 | A | 58.8 | A | 80.1 | A | 34.2 | A | 37.9 | A | 27.7 | A | 31.7 | A |
| 4 or more members | 48.5 | A | 54.6 | A | 82.9 | A | 36.5 | A | 51.6 | A | 34.5 | A | 47.6 | A |
| Occupant demographics | ||||||||||||||
| Households with only 18 to 24 year old members | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Households with only 25 to 44 year old members | 23.3 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Households with only 45 to 64 year old members | 27.3 | A | 45.5 | A | 47.6 | A | 22.5 | A | 27.0 | M | 12.6 | A | 16.2 | A |
| Households with only 65 + year old members | 35.7 | A | 46.9 | A | 55.5 | A | 25.8 | A | 39.6 | A | 19.8 | A | 27.2 | A |
| Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only | 37.3 | A | 40.7 | A | 58.3 | A | 27.2 | A | 34.2 | A | 23.1 | A | 28.7 | A |
| Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only | 45.2 | A | 50.5 | A | 74.2 | A | 36.2 | A | 46.0 | A | 33.7 | A | 35.9 | A |
| Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 | 51.6 | A | 56.5 | A | 89.6 | A | 33.8 | A | 52.3 | A | 28.8 | A | 46.0 | A |
| Other compositions | 50.0 | A | 58.2 | A | 81.0 | A | 34.9 | A | - | U | 34.8 | A | 47.0 | M |
| Not stated | 43.4 | A | 55.7 | A | 71.4 | A | 34.0 | A | 43.2 | A | 24.3 | A | 38.0 | A |
| Dwelling part of a condominium | ||||||||||||||
| Yes | 27.7 | A | - | U | 44.2 | A | 24.1 | A | - | U | 18.8 | A | 21.2 | A |
| No | 26.1 | A | 28.6 | A | 36.6 | A | 24.0 | A | 20.8 | M | 9.8 | M | 16.6 | A |
| Valid skip Footnote 1 | 44.8 | A | 51.2 | A | 75.3 | A | 32.2 | A | 42.6 | A | 26.8 | A | 38.5 | A |
| Not stated | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
| Household income | ||||||||||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 31.9 | A | 36.1 | A | 45.3 | A | 24.3 | A | 25.7 | M | - | U | 23.4 | A |
| $20,000 to less than $40,000 | 33.1 | A | 37.8 | A | 49.1 | A | 26.5 | A | 35.6 | A | 19.9 | A | 22.2 | A |
| $40,000 to less than $60,000 | 37.0 | A | 41.9 | A | 54.0 | A | 26.7 | A | 37.6 | A | 19.3 | A | 27.1 | A |
| $60,000 to less than $80,000 | 38.7 | A | 48.7 | A | 64.4 | A | 31.1 | A | 36.4 | A | 19.9 | A | 29.9 | A |
| $80,000 to less than $100,000 | 39.5 | A | 49.4 | A | 66.7 | A | 28.3 | A | 43.8 | A | 20.5 | A | 33.2 | A |
| $100,000 to less than $150,000 | 44.0 | A | 62.0 | A | 79.0 | A | 32.2 | A | 43.1 | A | 26.5 | A | 34.1 | A |
| $150,000 and over | 48.2 | A | 63.8 | A | 93.1 | A | 33.4 | A | 51.2 | A | 33.0 | A | 45.4 | A |
| Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household | ||||||||||||||
| 0 to 8 years or some secondary | 33.5 | A | 32.4 | A | 49.3 | A | 23.8 | A | 35.3 | M | - | U | 19.9 | A |
| Grade 11 to 13, graduate | 36.2 | A | 41.7 | A | 57.6 | A | 26.6 | A | 38.0 | A | 20.4 | A | 27.7 | A |
| Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma | 39.4 | A | 49.3 | A | 55.5 | A | 32.5 | A | 36.6 | A | 19.2 | A | 28.6 | A |
| University | 38.5 | A | 48.6 | A | 60.6 | A | 29.3 | A | 36.3 | A | 21.3 | A | 31.3 | A |
| University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level | 39.1 | A | 40.1 | A | 66.2 | A | 26.9 | M | 40.5 | A | 21.0 | A | 30.3 | A |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 42.4 | A | 54.0 | A | 72.7 | A | 31.6 | A | 42.9 | A | 27.1 | A | 35.2 | A |
Legend:
The letter beside each estimate classifies its quality as follows: A–Acceptable, M–Use with caution, U–Too unreliable to be published.
Notes:Due to rounding, the numbers may not add up and may differ slightly among tables.
Source:2019 Survey of Household Energy Use