Table 3.2a – Energy Intensity Per Household By Region
| Gigajoules of energy consumed per household (GJ/household) by region | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||||||||
| Energy Intensity | 98.1 | A | 85.2 | A | 88.1 | A | 98.3 | A | 119.3 | A | 124.8 | A | 91.2 | A |
| Type of dwelling | ||||||||||||||
| Single detached house | 122.8 | A | 93.4 | A | 120.5 | A | 121.8 | A | 132.9 | A | 143.8 | A | 124.5 | A |
| Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex | 86.8 | A | 72.2 | A | 73.1 | A | 90.8 | A | - | U | 112.6 | A | 79.2 | A |
| Low-rise apartment | 46.8 | A | 43.7 | A | 45.0 | A | 50.3 | A | 60.1 | M | 67.4 | A | 35.4 | A |
| High-rise apartment | 39.3 | A | - | U | 37.2 | A | 39.9 | A | 38.9 | M | - | U | 31.0 | A |
| Mobile home | 79.4 | A | - | U | 74.7 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | 76.1 | A |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 71.8 | A | - | U | 51.2 | A | 80.3 | A | - | U | - | U | 72.4 | A |
| Dwelling construction date | ||||||||||||||
| Before 1946 | 111.5 | A | 98.6 | A | 110.8 | A | 111.4 | A | 138.8 | A | - | U | 89.7 | A |
| 1946 – 1960 | 96.3 | A | 86.4 | A | 83.9 | A | 96.6 | A | 128.7 | A | 111.0 | A | 98.6 | A |
| 1961 – 1977 | 92.5 | A | 84.8 | A | 88.5 | A | 87.0 | A | 115.0 | A | 123.6 | A | 86.3 | A |
| 1978 – 1983 | 91.8 | A | 78.6 | A | 78.8 | A | 84.1 | A | 112.7 | A | 136.4 | A | 86.0 | A |
| 1984 – 1995 | 100.8 | A | 84.0 | A | 93.7 | A | 102.4 | A | 121.0 | A | 119.1 | A | 100.0 | A |
| 1996 – 2000 | 110.9 | A | 110.3 | A | 81.4 | A | 120.5 | A | - | U | 131.7 | A | 107.4 | A |
| 2001 – 2010 | 104.5 | A | 84.3 | A | 92.2 | A | 110.4 | A | 130.5 | A | 125.0 | A | 85.2 | A |
| 2011 or later | 95.7 | A | 68.9 | A | 79.3 | A | 95.6 | A | 112.2 | A | 123.6 | A | 87.3 | M |
| Not stated | 61.8 | A | - | U | 41.7 | M | 71.9 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Heated area of dwelling excluding garage | ||||||||||||||
| 55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | 45.6 | A | 49.6 | A | 54.1 | M | 49.8 | A | - | U | - | U | 22.6 | M |
| 56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 68.6 | A | 83.4 | A | 65.9 | A | 58.5 | A | 97.0 | A | 95.9 | A | 54.9 | A |
| 96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 99.3 | A | 85.2 | A | 92.5 | A | 96.9 | A | 114.7 | A | 120.5 | A | 89.4 | A |
| 141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 115.9 | A | 93.2 | A | 112.9 | A | 111.9 | A | 142.2 | A | 145.7 | A | 103.5 | A |
| 186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 137.1 | A | 94.1 | A | 163.7 | A | 131.2 | A | 175.3 | A | 154.9 | A | 124.5 | A |
| 231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 143.5 | A | 105.9 | A | 164.6 | M | 132.6 | A | - | U | 179.7 | A | 149.0 | A |
| 281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 142.9 | A | - | U | 112.4 | A | 147.6 | A | - | U | - | U | 151.3 | A |
| 326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 173.6 | A | - | U | - | U | 170.7 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| 372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 134.7 | A | - | U | 107.1 | A | 123.1 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 73.5 | A | 72.7 | A | 69.8 | A | 75.0 | A | 113.2 | M | - | U | 54.5 | M |
| Occupation Mode | ||||||||||||||
| Own | 112.3 | A | 90.8 | A | 103.9 | A | 114.1 | A | 128.9 | A | 134.2 | A | 105.6 | A |
| Rent | 55.4 | A | 56.1 | A | 51.5 | A | 52.2 | A | 74.7 | A | 83.9 | A | 49.2 | A |
| Don’t Know/Not Stated | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of people in the household | ||||||||||||||
| 1 member | 68.5 | A | 66.9 | A | 64.0 | A | 67.6 | A | 86.9 | A | 95.9 | A | 53.8 | A |
| 2 members | 101.8 | A | 90.4 | A | 94.1 | A | 100.9 | A | 117.1 | A | 127.1 | A | 94.8 | A |
| 3 members | 109.8 | A | 82.7 | A | 106.2 | A | 114.8 | A | 136.9 | A | 132.5 | A | 92.8 | A |
| 4 or more members | 129.3 | A | 110.1 | A | 119.5 | A | 121.2 | A | 159.1 | A | 147.9 | A | 143.5 | A |
| Occupant demographics | ||||||||||||||
| Households with only 18 to 24 year old members | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Households with only 25 to 44 year old members | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Households with only 45 to 64 year old members | 70.0 | A | 65.3 | A | 71.8 | A | 68.8 | A | 88.0 | M | 88.8 | A | 38.1 | A |
| Households with only 65 + year old members | 85.9 | A | 88.3 | A | 80.9 | A | 78.2 | A | 103.6 | A | 123.9 | A | 78.0 | A |
| Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only | 88.7 | A | 74.8 | A | 72.6 | A | 95.5 | A | 105.5 | A | 123.5 | A | 81.3 | A |
| Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only | 115.3 | A | 78.9 | A | 102.4 | A | 113.4 | A | 151.4 | A | 145.4 | A | 100.2 | A |
| Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 | 119.4 | A | 99.6 | A | 111.9 | A | 121.0 | A | 148.7 | A | 112.5 | A | 136.3 | A |
| Other compositions | 131.4 | A | 107.1 | M | 140.5 | M | 114.0 | A | - | U | 162.0 | A | 123.4 | A |
| Not stated | 113.5 | A | 97.8 | A | 103.2 | A | 115.6 | A | 118.9 | A | 130.6 | A | 115.9 | A |
| Dwelling part of a condominium | ||||||||||||||
| Yes | 60.9 | A | - | U | 57.4 | A | 59.4 | A | - | U | 86.1 | A | 52.8 | A |
| No | 44.5 | A | 47.3 | A | 41.2 | A | 47.5 | A | 48.8 | M | 62.7 | M | 30.5 | A |
| Valid skip Footnote 1 | 116.4 | A | 91.1 | A | 107.0 | A | 118.2 | A | 129.7 | A | 138.3 | A | 116.5 | A |
| Not stated | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
| Household income | ||||||||||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 72.5 | A | 81.0 | A | 58.0 | A | 83.1 | A | 81.5 | M | - | U | 51.0 | A |
| $20,000 to less than $40,000 | 76.3 | A | 80.3 | A | 71.9 | A | 73.0 | A | 99.0 | A | 90.1 | A | 73.0 | A |
| $40,000 to less than $60,000 | 85.3 | A | 75.2 | A | 76.3 | A | 91.0 | A | 100.7 | A | 115.8 | A | 71.6 | A |
| $60,000 to less than $80,000 | 96.4 | A | 86.1 | A | 90.3 | A | 96.0 | A | 111.3 | A | 113.9 | A | 89.7 | A |
| $80,000 to less than $100,000 | 97.4 | A | 89.4 | A | 96.4 | A | 93.5 | A | 124.2 | A | 114.7 | A | 90.3 | A |
| $100,000 to less than $150,000 | 111.4 | A | 92.6 | A | 112.1 | A | 104.4 | A | 142.7 | A | 130.1 | A | 105.4 | A |
| $150,000 and over | 127.7 | A | 98.7 | A | 113.0 | A | 124.8 | A | 153.3 | A | 158.2 | A | 125.2 | A |
| Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household | ||||||||||||||
| 0 to 8 years or some secondary | 70.1 | A | 70.9 | A | 66.1 | A | 74.4 | A | 85.4 | A | - | U | 38.7 | M |
| Grade 11 to 13, graduate | 86.9 | A | 76.2 | A | 77.3 | A | 85.8 | A | 111.7 | A | 109.0 | A | 82.3 | A |
| Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma | 94.6 | A | 82.5 | A | 85.2 | A | 86.0 | A | 115.7 | A | 117.9 | A | 110.3 | A |
| University | 95.0 | A | 93.1 | A | 91.2 | A | 95.5 | A | 107.5 | A | 108.4 | A | 87.7 | A |
| University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level | 90.3 | A | 86.6 | A | 82.5 | A | 89.5 | A | 112.3 | A | 123.3 | A | 79.5 | A |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 108.3 | A | 88.6 | A | 97.2 | A | 108.0 | A | 132.9 | A | 135.4 | A | 98.9 | 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