Table 6.2b – Profile Of Heating Systems By Dwelling Type
Number of households by type of dwelling | ||||||||||||
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Single detached houses | Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex | Low-rise apartments | High-rise apartments | Mobile homes | Don’t know / Not stated | |||||||
Main energy source for furnace | ||||||||||||
Electricity | 671,074 | A | 129,141 | M | - | U | 174,781 | M | - | U | - | U |
Natural gas | 4,439,828 | A | 900,239 | A | 73,567 | M | 82,836 | M | 48,602 | M | 153,369 | M |
Heating oil | 259,709 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Wood | 45,235 | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Propane | 163,699 | A | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - |
Other | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Dual source | 428,198 | A | 126,368 | M | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 2,908,439 | A | 804,844 | A | 1,692,252 | A | 1,114,808 | A | 74,768 | M | 319,966 | A |
Don’t know | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - |
Not stated | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - |
Age of furnace | ||||||||||||
5 years or less | 1,294,922 | A | 271,180 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
6 to 10 years | 1,246,277 | A | 244,190 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
11 to 15 years | 1,011,400 | A | 97,828 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
16 to 20 years | 663,862 | A | 94,885 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
21 to 25 years | 246,509 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
26 years or more | 384,332 | A | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 2,908,439 | A | 804,844 | A | 1,692,252 | A | 1,114,808 | A | 74,768 | M | 319,966 | A |
Don’t know | 396,247 | A | 166,791 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 781,270 | A | 236,166 | M | 85,735 | M | 249,763 | M | - | U | - | U |
Total households with furnace as main heating system | 6,024,820 | 1,182,465 | 158,286 | 330,170 | 97,006 | 247,110 | ||||||
Efficiency rating of the furnace | ||||||||||||
High (the exhaust pipe is plastic and vents through the side of the house) | 3,092,159 | A | 481,719 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | 75,114 | M |
Medium (the exhaust pipe is metal and vents through the side of the house or through the roof) | 1,039,794 | A | 237,139 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Low (the exhaust pipe is metal and vents through the roof) | 312,662 | A | 76,105 | M | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 2,908,439 | A | 804,844 | A | 1,692,252 | A | 1,114,808 | A | 74,768 | M | 319,966 | A |
Don’t know | 1,047,578 | A | 258,015 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | 86,260 | M |
Not stated | 532,627 | A | 129,487 | M | 61,966 | M | 258,119 | M | - | U | - | U |
Age of electric baseboards | ||||||||||||
5 years or less | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 to 10 years | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | U |
11 to 15 years | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
16 to 20 years | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | - | - | - |
21 to 25 years | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
26 years or more | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 2 | 7,810,471 | A | 1,503,150 | A | 924,843 | A | 965,171 | A | 148,952 | A | 381,024 | A |
Don’t know | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Not stated | 1,083,385 | A | 477,992 | A | 902,104 | A | 474,217 | M | - | U | 166,665 | M |
Total households with electric baseboards as main heating system | 1,122,788 | 484,159 | 925,695 | 479,807 | 22,823 | 186,052 | ||||||
Main energy source for boiler | ||||||||||||
Electricity | 63,188 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - |
Natural gas | 200,364 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Heating oil | 83,884 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | - |
Wood | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Propane | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Dual source | 40,447 | M | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 3 | 8,467,144 | A | 1,837,769 | A | 1,422,437 | A | 1,074,298 | A | 169,988 | A | 521,346 | A |
Don’t know | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - |
Not stated | - | U | - | U | 294,678 | A | 268,798 | M | - | U | - | U |
Age of boiler | ||||||||||||
5 years or less | 108,655 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
6 to 10 years | 72,976 | M | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
11 to 15 years | 59,570 | M | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
16 to 20 years | 32,879 | M | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | U |
21 to 25 years | 33,019 | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
26 years or more | 45,031 | M | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 3 | 8,467,144 | A | 1,837,769 | A | 1,422,437 | A | 1,074,298 | A | 169,988 | A | 521,346 | A |
Don’t know | - | U | - | U | 92,775 | M | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Not stated | 83,179 | M | - | U | 321,354 | A | 314,453 | M | - | U | - | U |
Total households with boilers as main heating system | 466,115 | 149,540 | 428,102 | 370,680 | 1,787 | 45,730 | ||||||
Households with a heat pump | ||||||||||||
Yes | 1,503,605 | A | 270,091 | M | 83,930 | M | 46,953 | M | - | U | - | U |
No | 6,670,008 | A | 1,398,503 | A | 1,076,542 | A | 519,500 | M | 115,370 | M | 371,125 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 4 | - | U | - | U | 385,579 | A | 543,055 | A | - | - | - | U |
Don’t know | 418,026 | A | 162,319 | M | 134,778 | M | 137,923 | M | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 304,312 | A | 109,673 | M | 169,710 | M | 197,548 | M | - | U | - | U |
Type of heat pump | ||||||||||||
Air source | 1,244,621 | A | 177,336 | A | 76,164 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Ground source | 143,798 | A | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Source unknown | 115,187 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 4 | - | U | - | U | 385,579 | A | 543,055 | A | - | - | - | U |
Don’t know | 418,026 | A | 162,319 | M | 134,778 | M | 137,923 | M | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 6,974,321 | A | 1,508,176 | A | 1,246,252 | A | 717,047 | A | 137,961 | A | 457,962 | A |
Age of heat pump | ||||||||||||
5 years or less | 610,582 | A | 101,890 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
6 to 10 years | 228,266 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
11 to 15 years | 109,883 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
16 to 20 years | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - |
21 to 25 years | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
26 years or more | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 5 | 7,429,654 | A | 1,717,218 | A | 1,766,609 | A | 1,398,025 | A | 140,191 | A | 542,337 | A |
Don’t know | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - |
Not stated | 464,376 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Households where the heat pump is the main source of heat | ||||||||||||
Yes | 754,397 | A | 84,597 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
No | 668,386 | A | 105,583 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 5 | 7,429,654 | A | 1,717,218 | A | 1,766,609 | A | 1,398,025 | A | 140,191 | A | 542,337 | A |
Don’t know | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | - | - | - |
Not stated | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - |
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