Table 3.4b – Electricity Consumption By Households By Dwelling Type
Gigajoules of electricity consumed by households (GJ) 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 | |||||||
Total electricity consumption | 408,318,312 | A | 76,978,398 | A | 49,435,354 | A | 34,254,981 | A | 6,954,789 | A | 18,960,309 | A |
Dwelling construction date | ||||||||||||
Before 1946 | 41,360,131 | A | 9,385,126 | M | 5,276,207 | M | - | U | - | - | - | U |
1946 – 1960 | 48,249,044 | A | 9,962,399 | M | 4,858,916 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
1961 – 1977 | 93,137,758 | A | 14,315,219 | M | 7,850,647 | A | 11,797,310 | M | 2,336,538 | M | 2,484,855 | M |
1978 – 1983 | 37,178,886 | A | 5,771,427 | M | 7,033,502 | M | 4,636,617 | M | - | U | - | U |
1984 – 1995 | 70,846,846 | A | 11,388,206 | A | 7,644,527 | A | 5,506,627 | M | - | U | 2,596,995 | M |
1996 – 2000 | 23,114,257 | A | 4,521,251 | M | 4,000,837 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
2001 – 2010 | 60,622,478 | A | 11,196,331 | A | 4,224,212 | A | - | U | - | U | 2,803,447 | M |
2011 or later | 30,368,545 | A | 7,656,446 | M | 3,695,878 | M | 2,904,764 | M | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 3,440,368 | M | - | U | 4,850,629 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Heated area of dwelling excluding garage | ||||||||||||
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | 5,258,566 | M | - | U | 7,040,468 | A | 3,129,929 | M | - | U | - | U |
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 48,924,339 | A | 10,045,822 | A | 14,162,563 | A | 14,664,562 | M | 2,778,032 | M | - | U |
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 119,961,180 | A | 30,493,825 | A | 8,991,998 | A | 7,049,511 | M | 2,375,926 | M | 5,127,704 | M |
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 89,316,259 | A | 13,821,585 | M | - | U | - | U | 452,543 | U | 3,888,529 | M |
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 53,743,187 | A | 5,354,122 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 31,557,281 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 13,904,629 | A | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 6,734,816 | M | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 9,283,119 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Don’t know/Not stated | 29,634,936 | A | 10,417,575 | A | 14,865,980 | A | 5,638,459 | M | - | U | - | U |
Occupation Mode | ||||||||||||
Own | 388,269,114 | A | 60,065,627 | A | 11,838,412 | A | 9,324,567 | M | 6,462,309 | M | 12,671,126 | A |
Rent | 20,032,678 | A | 16,912,771 | A | 37,596,942 | A | 24,930,414 | A | - | U | 6,289,183 | M |
Don’t Know/Not Stated | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Number of people in the household | ||||||||||||
1 member | 73,670,976 | A | 16,778,489 | A | 25,337,738 | A | 14,870,057 | A | 3,021,952 | M | 6,325,147 | M |
2 members | 154,456,096 | A | 22,901,933 | A | 15,669,909 | A | 11,677,856 | M | 2,555,724 | M | 6,626,188 | M |
3 members | 66,708,278 | A | 13,443,928 | M | 3,983,562 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
4 or more members | 113,482,962 | A | 23,854,048 | A | 4,444,145 | M | - | 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 | 18,997,776 | A | - | U | 6,904,111 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Households with only 65 + year old members | 72,006,916 | A | 9,968,215 | A | 12,459,338 | A | 7,878,876 | M | 2,056,816 | M | 3,868,344 | M |
Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only | 100,098,374 | A | 16,818,077 | A | 16,101,187 | A | 11,000,264 | A | 3,036,037 | M | 6,064,819 | M |
Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only | 66,432,480 | A | 17,084,367 | A | 3,768,593 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 | 49,370,772 | A | 11,392,239 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Other compositions | 24,803,083 | A | 4,755,191 | M | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Not stated | 75,973,830 | A | 11,201,146 | A | 4,923,276 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Dwelling part of a condominium | ||||||||||||
Yes | - | - | 12,790,461 | A | 15,152,634 | A | 13,517,020 | A | - | - | - | - |
No | - | - | 13,722,346 | M | 34,120,070 | A | 20,737,961 | M | - | - | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 408,318,312 | A | 50,167,835 | A | - | - | - | - | 6,954,789 | A | 18,960,309 | A |
Not stated | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Household income | ||||||||||||
Less than $20,000 | 16,712,239 | A | 4,079,354 | M | 6,643,895 | A | 3,068,564 | M | - | U | - | U |
$20,000 to less than $40,000 | 40,611,186 | A | 11,517,650 | M | 14,500,495 | A | 9,768,714 | M | 2,338,503 | M | 3,632,972 | M |
$40,000 to less than $60,000 | 51,095,361 | A | 12,236,506 | A | 11,193,348 | A | 3,124,786 | M | - | U | 2,940,915 | M |
$60,000 to less than $80,000 | 52,545,765 | A | 9,329,270 | A | 5,083,770 | M | - | U | - | U | 2,180,446 | M |
$80,000 to less than $100,000 | 49,633,702 | A | 10,076,665 | M | 4,512,528 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
$100,000 to less than $150,000 | 89,854,084 | A | 17,749,513 | A | 4,659,094 | M | - | U | - | U | 3,834,550 | M |
$150,000 and over | 107,865,976 | A | 11,989,440 | M | - | U | 3,210,522 | M | - | U | - | U |
Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household | ||||||||||||
0 to 8 years or some secondary | 19,507,244 | A | 3,963,081 | M | 6,643,548 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Grade 11 to 13, graduate | 52,711,936 | A | 8,649,859 | M | 10,782,785 | A | - | U | 2,233,869 | M | 2,548,491 | M |
Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma | 29,800,360 | A | 5,078,291 | M | 3,421,889 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
University | 69,048,560 | A | 11,473,085 | A | 8,830,975 | M | 4,079,889 | M | - | U | 4,134,310 | M |
University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level | 17,132,631 | A | 3,003,451 | M | 2,288,626 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Don’t know/Not stated | 220,117,581 | A | 44,810,631 | A | 17,467,531 | A | 16,232,168 | M | - | U | 8,672,949 | 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