Table 1.1a – General Characteristics By Region


 Number of households by region
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

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