Table 3.10b – Other Energy Intensity Per Heated Area (excluding Garage) By Dwelling Type


 Gigajoules of other energy consumed per heated square metre (GJ/m2) 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
Other energy Intensity 0.07 A 0.02 M - U - U - U - U
Dwelling construction date
Before 1946 0.15 M - U - U - U - - - U
1946 – 1960 0.07 A - U - U - U - U - U
1961 – 1977 0.08 M - U - U - U - U - U
1978 – 1983 0.09 A - U - U - U - U - U
1984 – 1995 0.06 A - U - U - U - U - U
1996 – 2000 0.06 M - U - U - U - U - U
2001 – 2010 0.04 M - U - U - U - U - U
2011 or later - U - U - U - U - U - U
Not stated - U - U - U - U - U - U
Heated area of dwelling excluding garage
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) 0.29 M - U - U - U - U - U
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) 0.12 A - U - U - U - U - U
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) 0.08 A - U - U - U - U - U
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) 0.06 A - U - U - U - U - U
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) 0.06 M - U - U - U - U - U
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) - U - U - U - - - U - U
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) 0.02 M - U - - - - - - - -
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) - U - U - - - - - - - -
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) - U - U - U - U - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated 0.16 M - U - U - U - U - U
Occupation Mode
Own 0.07 A - U - U - U - U - U
Rent - U - U - U - U - U - U
Don’t Know/Not Stated - U - - - - - - - - - -
Number of people in the household
1 member 0.08 A - U - U - U - U - U
2 members 0.07 A - U - U - U - U - U
3 members 0.06 M - U - U - U - U - U
4 or more members 0.07 M - U - 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 - U - U - U - U - U - U
Households with only 65 + year old members 0.07 A - U - U - U - U - U
Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only 0.07 A - U - U - U - U - U
Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only 0.05 M - U - U - U - U - U
Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 0.07 M - U - U - U - U - U
Other compositions - U - U - U - U - - - U
Not stated 0.07 A - U - U - U - U - U
Dwelling part of a condominium
Yes - - - U - U - U - - - -
No - - - U - U - U - - - -
Valid skip Footnote 1 0.07 A 0.03 M - - - - - U - U
Not stated - - - U - U - - - - - -
Household income
Less than $20,000 0.12 M - U - U - U - U - U
$20,000 to less than $40,000 0.13 A - U - U - U - U - U
$40,000 to less than $60,000 0.09 A - U - U - U - U - U
$60,000 to less than $80,000 0.08 A - U - U - U - U - U
$80,000 to less than $100,000 0.08 M - U - U - U - U - U
$100,000 to less than $150,000 0.06 M - U - U - U - U - U
$150,000 and over 0.03 A - U - U - U - U - U
Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household
0 to 8 years or some secondary 0.12 M - U - U - U - U - U
Grade 11 to 13, graduate 0.08 A - U - U - U - U - U
Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma 0.11 A - U - U - U - U - U
University 0.10 A - U - U - U - U - U
University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level 0.06 M - U - U - U - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated 0.05 A - U - U - 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