Table 3.1b – Total Energy Consumption By Dwelling Type
Gigajoules of energy 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 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