Table 3.1b – Total Energy Consumption By Dwelling Type


 Gigajoules of energy consumed by households (GJ) by type of dwelling
Single detached houses Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex Low-rise apartments High-rise apartments Mobile homes Don’t know / Not stated
Total energy consumption 1,097,381,704 A 172,501,623 A 86,693,398 A 56,813,679 A 13,632,354 A 40,704,939 A
Dwelling construction date
Before 1946 126,223,923 A 26,130,918 M 9,236,154 M - U - - - U
1946 – 1960 133,669,068 A 15,034,125 M 7,811,885 M - U - U - U
1961 – 1977 246,893,526 A 28,054,092 A 14,929,269 M 18,402,453 M 4,117,740 M 5,506,667 M
1978 – 1983 99,316,871 A 13,360,031 M 12,591,559 M - U - U - U
1984 – 1995 177,729,355 A 24,830,971 A 14,275,249 M 6,888,800 M - U 6,906,542 M
1996 – 2000 72,257,616 A 13,579,831 M 6,472,715 M - U - U - U
2001 – 2010 150,296,472 A 30,720,028 A 9,104,233 M - U - U 5,515,627 M
2011 or later 80,293,201 A 17,694,809 M 5,618,399 M 6,061,848 M - U 5,002,968 M
Not stated 10,701,673 M - U 6,653,936 M - U - U - U
Heated area of dwelling excluding garage
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) 11,136,827 A - U 13,248,162 M 5,972,691 M - U - U
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) 113,796,447 A 18,678,844 A 28,755,210 A 21,747,945 A 5,031,381 M 6,162,940 M
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) 322,395,295 A 70,128,775 A 18,179,031 A 12,449,285 M 5,342,611 M 14,765,456 M
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) 243,407,820 A 41,532,789 M - U - U - U 8,176,154 M
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) 163,050,884 A 15,188,158 M - U - U - U - U
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) 95,145,345 A - U - U - - - U - U
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) 38,659,677 A - U - - - - - - - -
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) 18,290,485 M - U - - - - - - - -
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) 25,283,921 M - U - U - U - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated 66,215,004 A 15,178,823 A 20,357,201 M 7,659,239 M - U - U
Occupation Mode
Own 1,041,461,378 A 136,869,250 A 24,508,015 A 19,073,478 M 12,776,715 A 27,061,826 A
Rent 55,829,109 A 35,632,374 A 62,185,384 A 37,740,200 A - U 13,643,113 M
Don’t Know/Not Stated - U - - - - - - - - - -
Number of people in the household
1 member 187,457,598 A 35,872,544 A 45,649,139 A 28,327,460 A 6,317,548 M 16,159,933 M
2 members 409,849,951 A 57,300,357 A 26,478,245 A 18,660,456 M 5,200,732 M 12,736,758 A
3 members 175,873,048 A 25,500,953 A 5,585,023 M - U - U - U
4 or more members 324,201,107 A 53,827,769 A - U - U - U - U
Occupant demographics
Households with only 18 to 24 year old members - - - - - - - - - - - U
Households with only 25 to 44 year old members - U - U - U - U - - - -
Households with only 45 to 64 year old members 52,505,176 A 14,485,567 M 16,582,691 M 11,850,448 M - U - U
Households with only 65 + year old members 186,845,687 A 26,605,858 A 20,792,271 A 12,837,655 M 4,552,405 M 8,910,642 M
Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only 259,988,778 A 37,776,018 A 26,165,487 A 19,703,713 A 6,079,295 M 14,236,165 A
Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only 186,910,473 A 36,567,423 A 6,845,773 M - U - U - U
Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 128,453,710 A 19,723,204 M - U - U - U - U
Other compositions 69,595,846 A 9,842,320 M - U - U - - - U
Not stated 210,739,965 A 27,296,536 A 8,522,851 M - U - U - U
Dwelling part of a condominium
Yes - - 34,315,167 A 32,266,267 A 24,490,084 M - - - -
No - - 30,177,423 M 54,264,480 A 32,323,595 A - - - -
Valid skip Footnote 1 1,097,381,704 A 107,527,449 A - - - - 13,632,354 A 40,704,939 A
Not stated - - - U - U - - - - - -
Household income
Less than $20,000 46,132,904 A 9,390,236 M 9,635,179 M 4,955,207 M - U - U
$20,000 to less than $40,000 114,854,473 A 23,919,003 M 23,408,254 M 14,343,766 M 5,442,200 M 7,945,907 M
$40,000 to less than $60,000 122,016,843 A 28,050,527 A 21,905,824 A 8,166,439 M 2,316,314 M 6,804,682 M
$60,000 to less than $80,000 141,221,672 A 23,190,453 A 9,272,280 M 6,594,541 M - U 6,205,664 M
$80,000 to less than $100,000 135,180,151 A 20,784,771 M 7,474,299 M 9,461,676 M - U - U
$100,000 to less than $150,000 239,151,957 A 41,125,040 A 9,955,891 M - U - U 7,451,413 M
$150,000 and over 298,823,703 A 26,041,593 M - U - U - U - U
Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household
0 to 8 years or some secondary 48,577,104 A - U 8,115,407 M - U - U - U
Grade 11 to 13, graduate 137,603,887 A 22,958,148 A 16,430,690 A 7,050,399 M 4,337,861 M 7,723,184 M
Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma 79,962,199 A 9,108,633 M 6,332,364 M - U - U - U
University 183,477,413 A 27,599,866 A 14,958,470 A 7,510,903 M - U 6,618,378 M
University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level 42,078,934 A 6,879,513 M 3,357,213 M - U - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated 605,682,167 A 97,036,667 A 37,499,255 A 28,462,840 M - U 17,257,644 M

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