Table 3.8a – Natural Gas Intensity Per Heated Area (excluding Garage) By Region


 Gigajoules of natural gas consumed per heated square metre (GJ/m2) by region
Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Manitoba / Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
Natural Gas Intensity 0.27 A 0.01 M 0.03 M 0.34 A 0.43 A 0.53 A 0.31 A
Type of dwelling
Single detached house 0.29 A - U 0.01 M 0.36 A 0.44 A 0.51 A 0.33 A
Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex 0.27 A - U - U 0.34 A - U 0.54 A 0.28 A
Low-rise apartment 0.21 A - U - U 0.30 M - U 0.65 M 0.23 M
High-rise apartment 0.17 M - U - U 0.18 M - U - U - U
Mobile home 0.23 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated 0.25 A - U - U 0.34 M - U - U - U
Dwelling construction date
Before 1946 0.29 A - U - U 0.39 A 0.53 A - U 0.34 A
1946 – 1960 0.31 A - U - U 0.41 A 0.52 A 0.62 A 0.34 M
1961 – 1977 0.27 A - U - U 0.36 A 0.47 A 0.55 A 0.30 A
1978 – 1983 0.27 A - U - U 0.34 A 0.36 A 0.64 A 0.29 A
1984 – 1995 0.25 A - U - U 0.29 A 0.45 A 0.44 A 0.36 A
1996 – 2000 0.29 A - U - U 0.34 A - U 0.49 A 0.30 M
2001 – 2010 0.27 A - U 0.03 M 0.33 A 0.34 A 0.50 A 0.26 A
2011 or later 0.26 A - U - U 0.30 A - U 0.46 A 0.27 A
Not stated 0.21 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Heated area of dwelling excluding garage
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) 0.31 M - U - U 0.52 M - U - U - U
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) 0.27 A - U - U 0.33 A 0.57 A 0.68 A 0.31 M
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) 0.30 A - U 0.03 M 0.37 A 0.40 A 0.57 A 0.38 A
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) 0.29 A - U - U 0.35 A 0.37 A 0.50 A 0.29 A
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) 0.28 A - U - U 0.33 A 0.47 M 0.44 A 0.31 A
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) 0.24 A - U - U 0.29 A - U 0.35 A 0.28 M
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) 0.21 A - U - U 0.28 A - U - U 0.25 M
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) 0.22 A - U - U - U - U - U - U
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) 0.21 A - U - U 0.26 A - U - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated 0.21 A - U - U 0.42 M - U - U - U
Occupation Mode
Own 0.28 A - U 0.02 M 0.35 A 0.43 A 0.51 A 0.31 A
Rent 0.24 A - U - U 0.26 A 0.49 M 0.66 A 0.31 A
Don’t Know/Not Stated - U - U - - - - - - - - - -
Number of people in the household
1 member 0.24 A - U - U 0.33 A 0.43 A 0.57 A 0.25 A
2 members 0.26 A - U 0.02 M 0.33 A 0.36 A 0.52 A 0.30 A
3 members 0.28 A - U - U 0.37 A 0.57 A 0.47 A 0.32 A
4 or more members 0.31 A - U - U 0.34 A 0.49 A 0.53 A 0.35 A
Occupant demographics
Households with only 18 to 24 year old members - U - U - - - - - - - - - -
Households with only 25 to 44 year old members - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
Households with only 45 to 64 year old members 0.29 A - U - U 0.32 A - U 0.56 A 0.22 M
Households with only 65 + year old members 0.25 A - U - U 0.33 A 0.35 A 0.53 A 0.29 A
Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only 0.26 A - U 0.01 M 0.34 A 0.42 A 0.54 A 0.31 A
Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only 0.31 A - U - U 0.37 A 0.54 A 0.51 A 0.34 M
Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 0.25 A - U - U 0.33 A 0.37 A 0.44 A 0.31 A
Other compositions 0.27 A - U - U 0.32 A - U - U - U
Not stated 0.29 A - U - U 0.35 A 0.44 A 0.54 A 0.34 A
Dwelling part of a condominium
Yes 0.28 A - U - U 0.29 A - U 0.53 A 0.31 M
No 0.18 A - U - U 0.22 A - U 0.69 M 0.16 M
Valid skip Footnote 1 0.28 A - U 0.02 M 0.36 A 0.44 A 0.52 A 0.32 A
Not stated - U - U - U - U - - - - - U
Household income
Less than $20,000 0.27 A - U - U 0.40 M - U - U - U
$20,000 to less than $40,000 0.25 A - U - U 0.31 A 0.37 A 0.51 A 0.35 M
$40,000 to less than $60,000 0.25 A - U - U 0.38 A 0.39 A 0.58 A 0.31 A
$60,000 to less than $80,000 0.26 A - U - U 0.31 A 0.44 A 0.54 A 0.34 A
$80,000 to less than $100,000 0.26 A - U - U 0.34 A 0.43 A 0.52 A 0.29 A
$100,000 to less than $150,000 0.28 A - U 0.03 M 0.34 A 0.50 A 0.48 A 0.32 A
$150,000 and over 0.30 A - U 0.02 M 0.35 A 0.43 A 0.53 A 0.30 A
Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household
0 to 8 years or some secondary 0.23 A - U - U 0.37 A - U - U - U
Grade 11 to 13, graduate 0.27 A - U - U 0.33 A 0.44 A 0.54 A 0.31 A
Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma 0.25 A - U - U 0.30 A 0.41 A 0.60 A 0.36 M
University 0.25 A - U - U 0.34 A 0.41 A 0.52 A 0.29 A
University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level 0.27 A - U - U 0.36 A 0.41 A 0.52 A 0.33 A
Don’t know/Not stated 0.29 A - U 0.03 M 0.35 A 0.45 A 0.52 A 0.31 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