Table 3.5b – Electricity Intensity Per Household (excluding Garage) By Dwelling Type
| Gigajoules of electricity consumed per household (GJ/household) 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 | |||||||
| Electricity Intensity | 45.7 | A | 38.7 | A | 26.7 | A | 23.7 | A | 40.5 | A | 33.4 | A |
| Dwelling construction date | ||||||||||||
| Before 1946 | 41.8 | A | 35.6 | A | 30.5 | M | - | U | - | - | - | U |
| 1946 – 1960 | 42.1 | A | 51.8 | A | 24.3 | A | 21.0 | M | - | U | - | U |
| 1961 – 1977 | 45.0 | A | 43.4 | A | 20.6 | A | 21.6 | A | 50.7 | A | 38.7 | M |
| 1978 – 1983 | 45.4 | A | 36.7 | A | 29.7 | M | 20.4 | M | - | U | - | U |
| 1984 – 1995 | 49.3 | A | 40.2 | A | 25.8 | A | 32.2 | M | - | U | 27.1 | A |
| 1996 – 2000 | 43.1 | A | 28.9 | A | 40.0 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| 2001 – 2010 | 49.8 | A | 32.2 | A | 26.6 | A | 23.8 | A | - | U | 32.1 | A |
| 2011 or later | 48.4 | A | 35.9 | A | 27.5 | A | 19.2 | M | - | U | 43.7 | A |
| Not stated | 37.1 | A | - | U | 28.5 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Heated area of dwelling excluding garage | ||||||||||||
| 55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | 37.3 | A | - | U | 22.1 | A | 13.9 | M | - | U | - | U |
| 56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 44.7 | A | 41.6 | A | 21.0 | A | 22.9 | A | 38.3 | A | 33.2 | A |
| 96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 42.1 | A | 37.4 | A | 27.3 | A | 28.7 | A | 41.3 | A | 29.9 | A |
| 141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 45.7 | A | 32.5 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | 36.7 | A |
| 186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 47.0 | A | 36.2 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| 231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 49.2 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
| 281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 54.1 | A | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 63.8 | A | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 55.4 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 51.0 | A | 47.2 | A | 33.5 | A | 25.4 | M | - | U | - | U |
| Occupation Mode | ||||||||||||
| Own | 45.9 | A | 39.6 | A | 30.3 | A | 25.5 | A | 40.6 | A | 36.4 | A |
| Rent | 42.0 | A | 36.1 | A | 25.8 | A | 23.1 | A | - | U | 28.7 | A |
| Don’t Know/Not Stated | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of people in the household | ||||||||||||
| 1 member | 41.3 | A | 32.3 | A | 22.4 | A | 16.7 | A | 34.3 | A | 24.8 | A |
| 2 members | 44.5 | A | 35.3 | A | 33.0 | A | 30.3 | A | 42.1 | A | 38.9 | A |
| 3 members | 47.8 | A | 47.0 | A | 37.4 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| 4 or more members | 49.7 | A | 44.8 | A | 31.8 | A | - | 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 | 37.4 | A | 27.4 | M | 21.3 | A | 16.7 | M | - | U | - | U |
| Households with only 65 + year old members | 43.5 | A | 32.5 | A | 25.2 | A | 19.8 | A | 37.0 | A | 31.1 | A |
| Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only | 43.5 | A | 36.2 | A | 28.2 | A | 22.9 | A | 38.2 | A | 29.0 | A |
| Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only | 47.6 | A | 42.2 | A | 31.3 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 | 51.9 | A | 51.6 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Other compositions | 52.8 | A | 49.2 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
| Not stated | 46.7 | A | 39.4 | A | 27.8 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Dwelling part of a condominium | ||||||||||||
| Yes | - | - | 31.9 | A | 27.6 | A | 24.8 | A | - | - | - | - |
| No | - | - | 31.7 | A | 26.4 | A | 23.1 | A | - | - | - | - |
| Valid skip Footnote 1 | 45.7 | A | 43.8 | A | - | - | - | - | 40.5 | A | 33.4 | A |
| Not stated | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household income | ||||||||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 45.6 | A | 43.5 | A | 21.5 | A | 18.0 | A | - | U | - | U |
| $20,000 to less than $40,000 | 39.3 | A | 38.6 | A | 26.7 | A | 22.5 | A | 37.2 | A | 31.0 | A |
| $40,000 to less than $60,000 | 44.1 | A | 35.8 | A | 28.1 | A | 15.5 | A | 40.2 | A | 36.2 | M |
| $60,000 to less than $80,000 | 43.5 | A | 35.3 | A | 22.8 | A | 34.4 | M | - | U | 29.8 | M |
| $80,000 to less than $100,000 | 43.6 | A | 40.8 | A | 25.1 | A | 26.1 | A | - | U | - | U |
| $100,000 to less than $150,000 | 48.4 | A | 37.1 | A | 33.4 | A | 26.6 | M | - | U | 37.4 | A |
| $150,000 and over | 49.6 | A | 45.5 | A | - | U | 27.9 | A | - | U | - | U |
| Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household | ||||||||||||
| 0 to 8 years or some secondary | 40.4 | A | 38.1 | M | 27.8 | A | 22.6 | A | - | U | - | U |
| Grade 11 to 13, graduate | 44.0 | A | 34.3 | A | 26.1 | A | 20.2 | A | 40.1 | A | 25.6 | A |
| Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma | 43.4 | A | 42.9 | A | 26.4 | A | 25.0 | M | - | U | - | U |
| University | 44.6 | A | 34.2 | A | 26.2 | A | 20.0 | A | - | U | 41.8 | A |
| University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level | 45.2 | A | 34.9 | A | 28.5 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 47.5 | A | 41.1 | A | 26.8 | A | 25.8 | A | - | U | 36.3 | A |
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