Table 1.1a – General Characteristics By Region
Number of households by region | ||||||||||||||
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Canada | Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||||||||
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 |
Type of dwelling | ||||||||||||||
Single detached house | 8,933,259 | A | 795,408 | A | 1,878,063 | A | 3,384,631 | A | 736,498 | A | 1,059,103 | A | 1,079,557 | A |
Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex | 1,987,309 | A | 64,361 | M | 588,724 | A | 815,777 | A | - | U | 264,895 | A | 218,887 | A |
Low-rise apartment | 1,850,538 | A | 91,035 | A | 836,930 | A | 303,513 | M | 63,206 | M | 196,406 | M | 359,448 | A |
High-rise apartment | 1,444,978 | A | - | U | 172,633 | M | 958,823 | A | 57,958 | M | - | U | 173,913 | M |
Mobile home | 171,775 | A | - | U | 40,297 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | 71,182 | M |
Don’t know/Not stated | 567,076 | A | - | U | 182,696 | M | 163,593 | M | - | U | - | U | 93,412 | M |
Dwelling construction date | ||||||||||||||
Before 1946 | 1,495,049 | A | 126,161 | A | 365,347 | A | 738,180 | A | 120,416 | M | - | U | 116,114 | M |
1946 – 1960 | 1,757,513 | A | 94,021 | A | 488,794 | A | 670,118 | A | 112,370 | A | 182,993 | A | 209,216 | A |
1961 – 1977 | 3,436,868 | A | 226,962 | A | 866,068 | A | 1,377,638 | A | 264,151 | A | 299,115 | A | 402,934 | A |
1978 – 1983 | 1,556,572 | A | 125,965 | A | 430,741 | A | 485,895 | A | 75,053 | M | 238,795 | A | 200,123 | A |
1984 – 1995 | 2,309,392 | A | 182,630 | A | 593,936 | A | 792,562 | A | 138,741 | A | 193,241 | M | 408,282 | A |
1996 – 2000 | 878,724 | A | 70,345 | M | 156,446 | A | 331,524 | A | - | U | 148,344 | M | 140,990 | M |
2001 – 2010 | 1,925,255 | A | 95,611 | A | 454,610 | A | 706,793 | A | 99,591 | M | 294,670 | A | 273,981 | A |
2011 or later | 1,202,717 | A | 75,488 | A | 240,313 | A | 374,746 | A | 79,086 | M | 228,871 | A | 204,214 | M |
Not stated | 392,846 | A | - | U | 103,087 | M | 168,370 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Occupation Mode | ||||||||||||||
Own | 11,238,569 | A | 858,028 | A | 2,579,965 | A | 4,199,746 | A | 782,991 | A | 1,332,687 | A | 1,485,153 | A |
Rent | 3,715,757 | A | 164,633 | A | 1,119,378 | A | 1,446,080 | A | 167,227 | A | 307,192 | A | 511,246 | A |
Not stated | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Number of people in the household | ||||||||||||||
1 member | 4,669,728 | A | 306,800 | A | 1,432,272 | A | 1,584,445 | A | 302,684 | A | 430,053 | A | 613,473 | A |
2 members | 5,208,680 | A | 409,463 | A | 1,214,685 | A | 1,952,215 | A | 322,718 | A | 617,248 | A | 692,352 | A |
3 members | 1,980,449 | A | 150,849 | A | 454,147 | A | 778,050 | A | 106,635 | M | 180,789 | A | 309,978 | A |
4 or more members | 3,096,080 | A | 156,159 | A | 598,238 | A | 1,331,116 | A | 218,181 | A | 411,789 | A | 380,596 | A |
Occupant demographics | ||||||||||||||
Households with only 18 to 24 year old members | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Households with only 25 to 44 year old members | 78,455 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Households with only 45 to 64 year old members | 1,422,459 | A | 48,537 | M | 343,205 | A | 575,361 | A | 65,206 | M | 227,661 | A | 162,488 | A |
Households with only 65 + year old members | 3,034,550 | A | 219,216 | A | 783,225 | A | 1,090,195 | A | 232,634 | A | 287,627 | A | 421,653 | A |
Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only | 4,103,129 | A | 327,756 | A | 1,155,142 | A | 1,522,814 | A | 264,805 | A | 344,476 | A | 488,136 | A |
Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only | 2,100,145 | A | 90,124 | A | 439,904 | A | 849,185 | A | 173,483 | A | 275,512 | A | 271,938 | A |
Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 | 1,310,125 | A | 90,377 | A | 337,109 | A | 506,374 | A | 63,484 | M | 150,241 | M | 162,540 | M |
Other compositions | 654,106 | A | 58,251 | M | 152,545 | A | 214,699 | A | - | U | 93,522 | M | 79,338 | M |
Not stated | 2,250,039 | A | 178,038 | A | 464,569 | A | 885,991 | A | 91,143 | M | 255,029 | A | 375,268 | A |
Dwelling part of a condominium | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,496,240 | A | - | U | 374,039 | A | 517,062 | A | - | U | 202,929 | A | 354,489 | A |
No | 2,625,967 | A | 115,877 | A | 783,275 | A | 1,160,659 | A | 95,667 | M | 153,101 | M | 317,387 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 10,818,742 | A | 886,073 | A | 2,541,606 | A | 3,966,503 | A | 825,514 | A | 1,283,849 | A | 1,315,198 | A |
Not stated | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
Household income | ||||||||||||||
Less than $20,000 | 1,080,869 | A | 70,368 | A | 363,890 | A | 373,610 | M | 88,009 | M | - | U | 138,003 | M |
$20,000 to less than $40,000 | 2,487,409 | A | 226,978 | A | 688,266 | A | 898,450 | A | 130,042 | A | 241,562 | A | 302,111 | A |
$40,000 to less than $60,000 | 2,219,899 | A | 196,112 | A | 720,927 | A | 667,478 | A | 141,156 | A | 208,050 | A | 286,175 | A |
$60,000 to less than $80,000 | 1,944,207 | A | 154,211 | A | 427,169 | A | 682,216 | A | 158,565 | A | 233,421 | A | 288,626 | A |
$80,000 to less than $100,000 | 1,811,227 | A | 101,950 | A | 438,246 | A | 709,868 | A | 97,230 | M | 193,944 | A | 269,990 | A |
$100,000 to less than $150,000 | 2,741,913 | A | 140,411 | A | 584,740 | A | 1,141,422 | A | 184,071 | A | 344,423 | A | 346,846 | A |
$150,000 and over | 2,669,412 | A | 133,241 | A | 476,105 | A | 1,172,782 | A | 151,146 | A | 371,489 | A | 364,649 | A |
Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household | ||||||||||||||
0 to 8 years or some secondary | 1,114,387 | A | 87,847 | A | 371,981 | A | 440,583 | M | 83,627 | M | - | U | 93,155 | M |
Grade 11 to 13, graduate | 2,257,952 | A | 159,598 | A | 597,552 | A | 784,409 | A | 173,459 | A | 238,615 | A | 304,319 | A |
Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma | 1,101,258 | A | 118,439 | A | 332,303 | A | 294,173 | M | 78,798 | M | 139,259 | A | 138,287 | A |
University | 2,546,266 | A | 201,036 | A | 646,036 | A | 1,018,767 | A | 112,481 | A | 248,547 | A | 319,400 | A |
University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level | 661,674 | A | 48,040 | A | 169,372 | A | 192,455 | M | 50,337 | M | 61,429 | M | 140,040 | A |
Don’t know/Not stated | 7,273,399 | A | 408,312 | A | 1,582,099 | A | 2,915,440 | A | 451,516 | A | 914,834 | A | 1,001,199 | A |
Households with someone home all day on an average weekday | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 9,140,729 | A | 678,549 | A | 2,166,421 | A | 3,438,011 | A | 602,786 | A | 1,001,955 | A | 1,253,007 | A |
No | 3,269,446 | A | 191,088 | A | 863,823 | A | 1,111,796 | A | 215,644 | A | 437,637 | A | 449,457 | A |
Don’t know/Not stated | 2,544,761 | A | 153,633 | A | 669,099 | A | 1,096,019 | A | 131,788 | A | 200,287 | A | 293,935 | A |
Complete weeks with no one home | ||||||||||||||
Zero | 6,713,137 | A | 554,688 | A | 1,508,479 | A | 2,430,729 | A | 485,426 | A | 725,758 | A | 1,008,057 | A |
One to two | 2,230,023 | A | 121,176 | A | 557,058 | A | 858,482 | A | 153,375 | A | 263,916 | A | 276,017 | A |
Three to four | 1,489,373 | A | 86,846 | A | 316,628 | A | 559,286 | A | 101,883 | M | 214,070 | A | 210,660 | A |
More than four | 1,245,099 | A | 68,213 | A | 441,441 | A | 381,652 | A | 65,648 | M | 148,046 | A | 140,098 | A |
Don’t know/Not stated | 3,277,305 | A | 192,348 | A | 875,737 | A | 1,415,677 | A | 143,887 | A | 288,090 | A | 361,566 | A |
How long have you lived in the dwelling? | ||||||||||||||
5 years or less | 4,382,818 | A | 220,599 | A | 1,047,314 | A | 1,612,531 | A | 261,280 | A | 575,441 | A | 665,654 | A |
6 to 10 years | 2,759,039 | A | 177,780 | A | 635,654 | A | 975,731 | A | 168,578 | A | 367,667 | A | 433,629 | A |
11 to 20 years | 3,739,512 | A | 232,527 | A | 962,588 | A | 1,419,875 | A | 211,155 | A | 428,355 | A | 485,012 | A |
21 to 30 years | 1,875,851 | A | 124,780 | A | 432,993 | A | 784,972 | A | 133,614 | A | 125,309 | A | 274,181 | A |
More than 30 years | 2,190,620 | A | 267,586 | A | 617,960 | A | 848,956 | A | 175,591 | A | 143,108 | A | 137,419 | A |
Not stated | - | U | - | - | - | 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