Table 3.6a – Electricity Intensity Per Heated Area (excluding Garage) By Region
Gigajoules of electricity consumed per heated square metre (GJ/m2) by region | ||||||||||||||
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Canada | Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||||||||
Electricity Intensity | 0.22 | A | 0.27 | A | 0.40 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.22 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.18 | A |
Type of dwelling | ||||||||||||||
Single detached house | 0.21 | A | 0.26 | A | 0.40 | A | 0.14 | A | 0.21 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.18 | A |
Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex | 0.23 | A | 0.35 | A | 0.42 | A | 0.15 | A | - | U | 0.13 | A | 0.21 | A |
Low-rise apartment | 0.30 | A | 0.25 | A | 0.38 | A | 0.29 | A | 0.26 | M | 0.12 | A | 0.19 | A |
High-rise apartment | 0.28 | A | - | U | 0.44 | A | 0.27 | A | 0.25 | A | - | U | 0.22 | A |
Mobile home | 0.34 | A | - | U | 0.45 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | 0.25 | A |
Don’t know/Not stated | 0.26 | A | - | U | 0.42 | A | 0.21 | A | - | U | - | U | 0.17 | A |
Dwelling construction date | ||||||||||||||
Before 1946 | 0.22 | A | 0.25 | A | 0.36 | A | 0.17 | A | 0.23 | A | - | U | 0.18 | A |
1946 – 1960 | 0.26 | A | 0.28 | A | 0.45 | A | 0.18 | A | 0.23 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.19 | A |
1961 – 1977 | 0.24 | A | 0.26 | A | 0.39 | A | 0.18 | A | 0.21 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.21 | A |
1978 – 1983 | 0.23 | A | 0.23 | A | 0.41 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.21 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.19 | A |
1984 – 1995 | 0.22 | A | 0.29 | A | 0.41 | A | 0.14 | A | 0.23 | A | 0.11 | A | 0.17 | A |
1996 – 2000 | 0.18 | A | 0.30 | A | 0.41 | A | 0.13 | A | - | U | 0.13 | A | 0.15 | A |
2001 – 2010 | 0.21 | A | 0.27 | A | 0.43 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.25 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.18 | A |
2011 or later | 0.20 | A | 0.28 | A | 0.36 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.14 | A | 0.17 | A |
Not stated | 0.31 | A | - | U | 0.52 | A | 0.30 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Heated area of dwelling excluding garage | ||||||||||||||
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | 0.43 | A | 0.41 | A | 0.63 | A | 0.35 | M | - | U | - | U | 0.27 | A |
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 0.32 | A | 0.33 | A | 0.47 | A | 0.27 | A | 0.27 | A | 0.14 | A | 0.25 | A |
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 0.23 | A | 0.28 | A | 0.40 | A | 0.17 | A | 0.22 | A | 0.12 | A | 0.22 | A |
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 0.19 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.37 | A | 0.15 | A | 0.22 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.18 | A |
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 0.17 | A | 0.25 | A | 0.32 | A | 0.12 | A | 0.17 | A | 0.12 | A | 0.16 | A |
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 0.15 | A | 0.18 | A | 0.29 | A | 0.11 | A | - | U | 0.12 | A | 0.15 | A |
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 0.15 | A | - | U | 0.27 | A | 0.13 | M | - | U | - | U | 0.13 | A |
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 0.14 | A | - | U | - | U | 0.10 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 0.17 | A | - | U | 0.23 | A | 0.12 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Don’t know/Not stated | 0.38 | A | 0.32 | A | 0.55 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.36 | M | - | U | 0.22 | A |
Occupation Mode | ||||||||||||||
Own | 0.21 | A | 0.26 | A | 0.40 | A | 0.14 | A | 0.21 | A | 0.12 | A | 0.18 | A |
Rent | 0.30 | A | 0.28 | A | 0.43 | A | 0.26 | A | 0.31 | A | 0.19 | A | 0.20 | A |
Don’t Know/Not Stated | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Number of people in the household | ||||||||||||||
1 member | 0.23 | A | 0.23 | A | 0.38 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.19 | A | 0.10 | A | 0.18 | A |
2 members | 0.22 | A | 0.28 | A | 0.40 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.23 | A | 0.12 | A | 0.18 | A |
3 members | 0.23 | A | 0.32 | A | 0.41 | A | 0.17 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.12 | A | 0.18 | A |
4 or more members | 0.22 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.45 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.19 | A |
Occupant demographics | ||||||||||||||
Households with only 18 to 24 year old members | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Households with only 25 to 44 year old members | 0.25 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Households with only 45 to 64 year old members | 0.20 | A | 0.31 | A | 0.36 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.20 | M | 0.09 | A | 0.17 | A |
Households with only 65 + year old members | 0.22 | A | 0.25 | A | 0.37 | A | 0.17 | A | 0.22 | A | 0.10 | A | 0.17 | A |
Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only | 0.22 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.41 | A | 0.15 | A | 0.20 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.19 | A |
Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only | 0.23 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.41 | A | 0.18 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.15 | A | 0.20 | A |
Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 | 0.23 | A | 0.29 | A | 0.46 | A | 0.14 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.15 | A | 0.18 | A |
Other compositions | 0.23 | A | 0.28 | A | 0.44 | A | 0.15 | A | - | U | 0.16 | A | 0.17 | M |
Not stated | 0.22 | A | 0.31 | A | 0.42 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.25 | A | 0.12 | A | 0.18 | A |
Dwelling part of a condominium | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 0.24 | A | - | U | 0.38 | A | 0.20 | A | - | U | 0.15 | A | 0.21 | A |
No | 0.27 | A | 0.26 | A | 0.40 | A | 0.23 | A | 0.30 | M | 0.13 | M | 0.19 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 0.22 | A | 0.27 | A | 0.41 | A | 0.15 | A | 0.22 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.18 | A |
Not stated | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
Household income | ||||||||||||||
Less than $20,000 | 0.27 | A | 0.28 | A | 0.47 | A | 0.18 | A | 0.20 | M | - | U | 0.22 | A |
$20,000 to less than $40,000 | 0.25 | A | 0.25 | A | 0.44 | A | 0.19 | A | 0.23 | A | 0.14 | A | 0.17 | A |
$40,000 to less than $60,000 | 0.24 | A | 0.29 | A | 0.36 | A | 0.17 | A | 0.23 | A | 0.12 | A | 0.21 | A |
$60,000 to less than $80,000 | 0.22 | A | 0.26 | A | 0.40 | A | 0.17 | A | 0.21 | A | 0.11 | A | 0.18 | A |
$80,000 to less than $100,000 | 0.22 | A | 0.26 | A | 0.40 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.12 | A | 0.20 | A |
$100,000 to less than $150,000 | 0.22 | A | 0.27 | A | 0.41 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.22 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.17 | A |
$150,000 and over | 0.20 | A | 0.26 | A | 0.40 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.22 | A | 0.14 | A | 0.18 | A |
Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household | ||||||||||||||
0 to 8 years or some secondary | 0.28 | A | 0.24 | A | 0.47 | A | 0.18 | A | 0.25 | M | - | U | 0.20 | A |
Grade 11 to 13, graduate | 0.24 | A | 0.25 | A | 0.44 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.23 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.17 | A |
Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma | 0.24 | A | 0.27 | A | 0.39 | A | 0.19 | A | 0.19 | A | 0.12 | A | 0.16 | A |
University | 0.22 | A | 0.29 | A | 0.38 | A | 0.16 | A | 0.21 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.18 | A |
University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level | 0.24 | A | 0.22 | A | 0.42 | A | 0.16 | M | 0.23 | A | 0.11 | M | 0.22 | A |
Don’t know/Not stated | 0.21 | A | 0.26 | A | 0.40 | A | 0.15 | A | 0.22 | A | 0.13 | A | 0.18 | 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