Table 4.1a – Size Of Dwelling By Region
| Number of households by region | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||||||||
| Total number of households | 14,954,936 | A | 1,023,271 | A | 3,699,343 | A | 5,645,826 | A | 950,218 | A | 1,639,879 | A | 1,996,399 | A |
| Heated area of dwelling (excluding garage) | ||||||||||||||
| 55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | 751,368 | A | 35,659 | M | 267,342 | M | 255,784 | M | - | U | - | U | 132,073 | M |
| 56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 2,796,831 | A | 176,505 | A | 903,586 | A | 899,016 | A | 152,162 | A | 214,677 | A | 450,885 | A |
| 96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 2,514,342 | A | 208,876 | A | 698,914 | A | 809,448 | A | 169,560 | A | 241,789 | A | 385,755 | A |
| 141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 2,481,354 | A | 146,793 | A | 582,717 | A | 977,154 | A | 161,084 | A | 359,912 | A | 253,694 | A |
| 186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 2,608,410 | A | 175,849 | A | 560,609 | A | 1,024,255 | A | 232,076 | A | 336,820 | A | 278,801 | A |
| 231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 1,774,718 | A | 147,087 | A | 341,789 | A | 750,008 | A | 126,511 | A | 233,549 | A | 175,774 | A |
| 281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 889,144 | A | 49,773 | M | 128,142 | A | 454,592 | A | 50,224 | M | 101,035 | M | 105,379 | M |
| 326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 514,937 | A | 32,266 | M | 91,613 | M | 232,034 | A | - | U | 53,211 | M | 83,815 | M |
| 372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 623,832 | A | 50,463 | M | 124,630 | A | 243,536 | M | - | U | 54,034 | M | 130,223 | M |
| Number of storeys in dwelling | ||||||||||||||
| One storey | 4,145,286 | A | 434,291 | A | 1,085,666 | A | 1,196,091 | A | 452,376 | A | 499,193 | A | 477,669 | A |
| One and a half storeys | 648,723 | A | 70,139 | A | 153,688 | A | 221,351 | A | 68,450 | M | 83,726 | M | 51,369 | M |
| Two storeys | 4,039,224 | A | 216,278 | A | 784,387 | A | 1,945,838 | A | 135,533 | A | 469,927 | A | 487,259 | A |
| More than two storeys | 418,486 | A | 22,429 | M | 55,552 | M | 191,042 | M | - | U | - | U | 70,776 | M |
| Split level | 349,027 | A | 41,329 | M | - | U | 144,992 | A | - | U | 52,041 | M | 39,221 | M |
| Other | 86,616 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Valid skip Footnote 1 | 5,016,526 | A | 213,587 | A | 1,479,950 | A | 1,837,296 | A | 225,173 | A | 438,013 | A | 822,506 | A |
| Don’t Know /Not Stated | 251,049 | A | - | U | 86,866 | M | 93,278 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Total heated area in square metres (m2) | ||||||||||||||
| Total heated area (excluding garage) | 2,658,019,375 | A | 184,555,458 | A | 584,707,084 | A | 1,060,594,318 | A | 170,283,903 | A | 308,780,935 | A | 349,097,676 | A |
| Heated area of dwelling (excluding garage) | ||||||||||||||
| 55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | 33,898,222 | A | 1,553,734 | M | 12,476,949 | M | 10,950,481 | M | - | U | - | U | 6,066,823 | M |
| 56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 215,897,387 | A | 13,946,725 | A | 69,975,211 | A | 68,005,755 | A | 11,262,685 | A | 17,253,177 | A | 35,453,832 | A |
| 96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 294,703,483 | A | 24,759,219 | A | 81,119,236 | A | 95,525,713 | A | 20,167,389 | A | 28,476,983 | A | 44,654,942 | A |
| 141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 408,229,659 | A | 24,127,244 | A | 96,395,892 | A | 160,679,011 | A | 26,041,220 | A | 60,163,292 | A | 40,822,999 | A |
| 186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 538,097,823 | A | 35,878,937 | A | 114,938,284 | A | 212,562,974 | A | 48,294,630 | A | 69,144,005 | A | 57,278,992 | A |
| 231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 451,683,359 | A | 37,318,291 | A | 86,268,751 | A | 191,775,696 | A | 32,534,934 | A | 58,880,396 | A | 44,905,290 | A |
| 281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 269,314,957 | A | 14,944,088 | M | 38,639,934 | A | 137,948,813 | A | 14,843,057 | M | 30,609,889 | M | 32,329,175 | M |
| 326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 176,694,548 | A | 10,975,717 | M | 31,225,029 | M | 79,911,911 | A | - | U | 18,113,760 | M | 29,050,535 | M |
| 372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 269,499,937 | A | 21,051,503 | M | 53,667,799 | M | 103,233,962 | M | - | U | 23,950,095 | M | 58,535,087 | M |
| Number of storeys in dwelling | ||||||||||||||
| One storey | 853,609,984 | A | 82,872,589 | A | 208,347,615 | A | 264,398,518 | A | 91,399,626 | A | 106,670,436 | A | 99,921,200 | A |
| One and a half storeys | 133,377,099 | A | 13,050,305 | A | 30,280,680 | A | 44,836,637 | A | 13,120,927 | M | 19,716,114 | M | 12,372,436 | M |
| Two storeys | 953,022,701 | A | 46,710,895 | A | 169,682,290 | A | 474,360,670 | A | 30,239,709 | A | 109,607,912 | A | 122,421,225 | A |
| More than two storeys | 92,534,380 | M | 4,397,313 | M | 13,563,831 | M | 45,914,571 | M | - | U | - | U | 13,164,612 | M |
| Split level | 72,895,676 | A | 8,927,201 | M | - | U | 29,056,144 | A | - | U | 9,645,331 | M | 10,199,712 | M |
| Other | 21,582,354 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Valid skip Footnote 1 | 498,489,949 | A | 23,977,736 | A | 141,326,132 | A | 186,151,444 | A | 21,142,768 | A | 45,169,318 | A | 80,722,551 | A |
| Don’t Know /Not Stated | 32,507,231 | M | - | U | 9,335,674 | M | 12,408,595 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
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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