Table 3.2b – Energy Intensity Per Household By Dwelling Type
Gigajoules of energy consumed per household (GJ/household) 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 | |||||||
Energy Intensity | 122.8 | A | 86.8 | A | 46.8 | A | 39.3 | A | 79.4 | A | 71.8 | A |
Dwelling construction date | ||||||||||||
Before 1946 | 127.7 | A | 99.2 | A | 53.4 | A | - | U | - | - | - | U |
1946 – 1960 | 116.5 | A | 78.1 | A | 39.1 | A | 50.9 | A | - | U | - | U |
1961 – 1977 | 119.3 | A | 85.0 | A | 39.1 | A | 33.7 | A | 89.4 | A | 85.8 | A |
1978 – 1983 | 121.2 | A | 84.9 | A | 53.2 | M | 42.9 | M | - | U | - | U |
1984 – 1995 | 123.8 | A | 87.7 | A | 48.2 | M | 40.3 | M | - | U | 72.0 | A |
1996 – 2000 | 134.6 | A | 86.9 | A | 64.7 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
2001 – 2010 | 123.6 | A | 88.3 | A | 57.2 | A | 39.5 | M | - | U | 63.2 | A |
2011 or later | 127.8 | A | 82.9 | A | 41.8 | A | 40.2 | M | - | U | 71.2 | A |
Not stated | 115.5 | A | - | U | 39.1 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Heated area of dwelling excluding garage | ||||||||||||
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | 78.9 | A | - | U | 41.6 | M | 26.6 | M | - | U | - | U |
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 104.1 | A | 77.4 | A | 42.6 | A | 34.0 | A | 69.5 | A | 57.4 | M |
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 113.3 | A | 86.1 | A | 55.2 | A | 50.7 | A | 92.9 | A | 86.1 | A |
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 124.4 | A | 97.8 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | 77.2 | A |
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 142.7 | A | 102.8 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 148.3 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 150.4 | A | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 173.1 | A | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 150.8 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Don’t know/Not stated | 113.9 | A | 68.7 | A | 45.9 | A | 34.5 | M | - | U | - | U |
Occupation Mode | ||||||||||||
Own | 123.2 | A | 90.1 | A | 62.7 | A | 52.2 | A | 80.2 | A | 77.8 | A |
Rent | 117.2 | A | 76.0 | A | 42.6 | A | 35.0 | A | - | U | 62.3 | A |
Don’t Know/Not Stated | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Number of people in the household | ||||||||||||
1 member | 105.0 | A | 69.2 | A | 40.4 | A | 31.7 | A | 71.8 | A | 63.3 | A |
2 members | 118.2 | A | 88.2 | A | 55.7 | A | 48.5 | A | 85.6 | A | 74.7 | A |
3 members | 126.1 | A | 89.1 | A | 52.4 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
4 or more members | 141.9 | A | 101.0 | A | 64.3 | 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 | 103.4 | A | 70.8 | A | 51.2 | M | 36.1 | A | - | U | - | U |
Households with only 65 + year old members | 112.9 | A | 86.7 | A | 42.1 | A | 32.2 | M | 82.0 | A | 71.7 | A |
Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only | 113.0 | A | 81.4 | A | 45.8 | A | 41.1 | A | 76.4 | A | 68.1 | A |
Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only | 133.8 | A | 90.4 | A | 56.8 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 | 134.9 | A | 89.3 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Other compositions | 148.2 | A | 101.9 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Not stated | 129.4 | A | 95.9 | A | 48.1 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Dwelling part of a condominium | ||||||||||||
Yes | - | - | 85.5 | A | 58.7 | A | 44.9 | A | - | - | - | - |
No | - | - | 69.7 | A | 42.0 | A | 35.9 | A | - | - | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 122.8 | A | 93.8 | A | - | - | - | - | 79.4 | A | 71.8 | A |
Not stated | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Household income | ||||||||||||
Less than $20,000 | 125.7 | A | 100.1 | A | 31.2 | A | 29.1 | M | - | U | - | U |
$20,000 to less than $40,000 | 111.3 | A | 80.1 | A | 43.1 | A | 33.1 | A | 86.7 | A | 67.9 | A |
$40,000 to less than $60,000 | 105.2 | A | 82.0 | A | 55.0 | A | 40.4 | M | 63.4 | A | 83.7 | A |
$60,000 to less than $80,000 | 116.9 | A | 87.8 | A | 41.5 | M | 40.9 | A | - | U | 84.7 | A |
$80,000 to less than $100,000 | 118.8 | A | 84.2 | A | 41.5 | A | 47.2 | M | - | U | - | U |
$100,000 to less than $150,000 | 128.9 | A | 85.9 | A | 71.3 | A | 44.2 | M | - | U | 72.8 | A |
$150,000 and over | 137.5 | A | 98.9 | A | - | U | 53.1 | M | - | U | - | U |
Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household | ||||||||||||
0 to 8 years or some secondary | 100.6 | A | 85.7 | M | 34.0 | A | 27.3 | A | - | U | - | U |
Grade 11 to 13, graduate | 114.9 | A | 91.0 | A | 39.8 | A | 29.4 | M | 77.9 | A | 77.7 | A |
Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma | 116.5 | A | 77.0 | A | 48.8 | A | 37.4 | M | - | U | - | U |
University | 118.4 | A | 82.2 | A | 44.5 | A | 36.8 | A | - | U | 67.0 | A |
University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level | 111.1 | A | 80.0 | A | 41.7 | M | 56.6 | M | - | U | - | U |
Don’t know/Not stated | 130.6 | A | 89.0 | A | 57.5 | A | 45.2 | A | - | U | 72.2 | 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