Table 1.1b – General Characteristics By Dwelling Type


 Number of households 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
Number of households 8,933,259 A 1,987,309 A 1,850,538 A 1,444,978 A 171,775 A 567,076 A
Dwelling construction date
Before 1946 988,340 A 263,444 M 173,046 M - U - - - U
1946 – 1960 1,147,022 A 192,450 A 199,590 A - U - U - U
1961 – 1977 2,069,199 A 330,218 A 381,401 A 545,764 M 46,075 M 64,212 M
1978 – 1983 819,116 A 157,369 M 236,653 A 227,804 M - U - U
1984 – 1995 1,436,073 A 283,162 A 296,228 A 170,979 M - U 95,873 M
1996 – 2000 536,671 A 156,290 M 100,111 M 34,145 U - U - U
2001 – 2010 1,216,104 A 347,832 A 159,045 A 95,107 M - U 87,276 M
2011 or later 628,063 A 213,518 M 134,462 M 150,971 M - U 70,231 M
Not stated 92,671 M - U 170,001 M - U - U - U
Occupation Mode
Own 8,456,211 A 1,518,491 A 390,983 A 365,616 M 159,271 A 347,996 A
Rent 476,438 A 468,818 A 1,459,555 A 1,079,362 A - U 219,080 M
Not stated - U - - - - - - - - - -
Number of people in the household
1 member 1,785,793 A 518,667 A 1,128,963 A 892,948 A 87,997 M 255,359 M
2 members 3,467,714 A 649,648 A 475,315 A 384,802 A 60,721 M 170,479 M
3 members 1,395,243 A 286,259 A 106,585 M - U - U - U
4 or more members 2,284,509 A 532,735 A 139,674 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 507,869 A 204,581 M 324,061 M 328,209 M - U - U
Households with only 65 + year old members 1,654,718 A 306,858 A 494,366 A 398,728 M 55,541 M 124,340 M
Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only 2,299,768 A 464,303 A 570,777 A 479,682 A 79,525 M 209,073 M
Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only 1,396,627 A 404,467 A 120,476 M - U - U - U
Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 951,998 A 220,985 M - U - U - U - U
Other compositions 469,599 A 96,601 M - U - U - - - U
Not stated 1,628,456 A 284,645 A 177,029 M - U - U - U
Dwelling part of a condominium
Yes - - 401,254 A 549,476 A 545,510 A - - - -
No - - 433,216 M 1,293,282 A 899,469 A - - - -
Valid skip Footnote 1 8,933,259 A 1,146,633 A - - - - 171,775 A 567,076 A
Not stated - - - U - U - - - - - -
Household income
Less than $20,000 366,883 A 93,824 M 308,913 A 170,124 M - U - U
$20,000 to less than $40,000 1,032,206 A 298,434 M 543,188 A 433,716 M 62,799 M 117,066 M
$40,000 to less than $60,000 1,159,516 A 341,948 A 398,544 A 202,061 M 36,561 M 81,268 M
$60,000 to less than $80,000 1,207,561 A 264,090 A 223,443 A 161,277 M - U 73,246 M
$80,000 to less than $100,000 1,138,043 A 246,794 M 179,900 M 200,269 M - U - U
$100,000 to less than $150,000 1,855,180 A 478,971 A 139,701 M 162,373 M - U 102,404 M
$150,000 and over 2,173,869 A 263,248 M - U - U - U - U
Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household
0 to 8 years or some secondary 483,070 A - U 238,969 A - U - U - U
Grade 11 to 13, graduate 1,197,516 A 252,393 A 413,079 A 239,871 M 55,666 M 99,427 M
Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma 686,106 A 118,299 M 129,699 M - U - U - U
University 1,549,419 A 335,701 A 336,423 A 204,140 M - U 98,802 M
University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level 378,756 A 85,959 M 80,429 M 86,452 M - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated 4,638,392 A 1,090,890 A 651,939 A 629,042 A - U 239,143 M
Households with someone home all day on an average weekday
Yes 6,115,594 A 1,244,387 A 811,532 A 503,847 M 128,445 M 336,923 A
No 1,930,564 A 479,004 A 483,853 A 249,920 M - U 109,844 M
Don’t know/Not stated 887,101 A 263,918 A 555,154 A 691,211 A - U 120,309 M
Complete weeks with no one home
Zero 4,553,007 A 863,241 A 664,519 A 274,808 M 93,956 M 263,607 M
One to two 1,381,442 A 428,388 A 232,089 A 123,855 M - U - U
Three to four 955,133 A 184,602 M 129,758 M 161,444 M - U - U
More than four 759,192 A 162,614 M 168,347 M 94,555 M - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated 1,284,487 A 348,464 A 655,826 A 790,315 A 41,739 M 156,474 M
How long have you lived in the dwelling?
5 years or less 2,050,797 A 659,053 A 789,771 A 626,299 A 35,738 M 221,160 M
6 to 10 years 1,477,586 A 390,038 A 429,067 A 288,010 M - U 137,194 M
11 to 20 years 2,326,220 A 550,317 A 400,650 A 295,412 M 42,326 M 124,586 M
21 to 30 years 1,251,789 A 237,270 A 146,143 M - U - U - U
More than 30 years 1,823,532 A 150,632 M 82,345 M - U - U 48,794 M
Not stated - 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