Table 3.4a – Electricity Consumption By Households By Region
| Gigajoules of electricity consumed by households (GJ) by region | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||||||||
| Total electricity consumption | 594,902,145 | A | 49,090,062 | A | 236,483,003 | A | 168,012,921 | A | 37,914,400 | A | 39,689,865 | A | 63,711,894 | A |
| Type of dwelling | ||||||||||||||
| Single detached house | 408,318,312 | A | 41,552,575 | A | 153,272,697 | A | 110,001,781 | A | 31,060,113 | A | 29,325,495 | A | 43,105,651 | A |
| Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex | 76,978,398 | A | 3,120,577 | M | 36,712,086 | A | 22,211,626 | A | - | U | 5,731,072 | M | 7,281,168 | A |
| Low-rise apartment | 49,435,354 | A | 2,505,841 | M | 30,311,976 | A | 7,493,667 | M | 1,336,233 | M | 2,095,846 | M | 5,691,792 | A |
| High-rise apartment | 34,254,981 | A | - | U | 6,153,714 | M | 22,921,129 | A | 1,078,834 | M | - | U | 2,832,361 | M |
| Mobile home | 6,954,789 | A | - | U | 2,386,191 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | 2,015,143 | M |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 18,960,309 | A | - | U | 7,646,339 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | 2,785,779 | M |
| Dwelling construction date | ||||||||||||||
| Before 1946 | 58,822,407 | A | 5,031,050 | A | 22,445,920 | A | 22,530,355 | A | 4,738,024 | M | - | U | 3,349,172 | M |
| 1946 – 1960 | 68,547,160 | A | 3,879,089 | A | 31,460,617 | A | 18,915,680 | A | 4,352,825 | M | 3,373,752 | A | 6,565,197 | M |
| 1961 – 1977 | 131,922,327 | A | 9,524,557 | A | 53,970,840 | A | 39,074,829 | A | 9,350,171 | A | 6,858,475 | A | 13,143,454 | A |
| 1978 – 1983 | 58,238,013 | A | 5,584,267 | A | 25,687,967 | A | 12,135,427 | A | 3,028,330 | M | 5,345,003 | M | 6,457,021 | A |
| 1984 – 1995 | 99,084,129 | A | 10,375,472 | A | 40,393,527 | A | 25,463,445 | A | 5,529,806 | A | 4,726,257 | M | 12,595,621 | A |
| 1996 – 2000 | 34,248,172 | A | 3,753,588 | M | 10,496,100 | A | 10,503,064 | M | - | U | 3,971,630 | M | 4,778,059 | M |
| 2001 – 2010 | 81,872,398 | A | 5,725,431 | A | 31,982,344 | A | 21,709,327 | A | 5,469,882 | M | 7,744,247 | M | 9,241,167 | A |
| 2011 or later | 47,945,857 | A | 4,468,278 | M | 15,785,646 | M | 10,758,992 | A | 3,596,315 | M | 6,485,339 | M | 6,851,286 | M |
| Not stated | 14,221,680 | M | - | U | 4,260,041 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Heated area of dwelling excluding garage | ||||||||||||||
| 55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) | 19,165,928 | A | 1,504,748 | M | 9,618,524 | A | 4,511,614 | M | - | U | - | U | 2,309,175 | M |
| 56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 94,132,237 | A | 6,876,686 | A | 43,621,346 | A | 22,753,849 | A | 7,548,283 | A | 4,397,335 | A | 8,934,738 | A |
| 96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 174,000,145 | A | 14,952,561 | A | 71,638,451 | A | 42,982,539 | A | 14,812,257 | A | 14,450,920 | A | 15,163,416 | A |
| 141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 111,974,773 | A | 7,806,764 | A | 33,525,902 | A | 39,232,600 | A | 9,922,916 | A | 8,746,387 | A | 12,740,204 | A |
| 186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 60,633,226 | A | 5,673,053 | M | 17,551,815 | A | 21,337,884 | A | 2,257,141 | M | 5,601,728 | A | 8,211,605 | A |
| 231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 33,677,449 | A | 3,442,052 | M | 8,991,689 | M | 11,765,726 | M | - | U | - | U | 5,750,811 | M |
| 281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 16,439,308 | M | - | U | 6,018,283 | M | 6,272,546 | M | - | U | - | U | 3,206,136 | M |
| 326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 7,166,625 | M | - | U | - | U | 1,916,711 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| 372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 12,804,208 | A | - | U | 4,327,945 | M | 3,291,209 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 64,908,245 | A | 6,430,676 | A | 38,922,984 | A | 13,948,244 | M | - | U | - | U | 2,179,296 | M |
| Occupation Mode | ||||||||||||||
| Own | 488,631,157 | A | 44,385,395 | A | 191,903,382 | A | 131,426,320 | A | 33,015,269 | A | 33,881,683 | A | 54,019,108 | A |
| Rent | 106,254,468 | A | 4,688,147 | A | 44,579,620 | A | 36,586,601 | A | 4,899,131 | M | 5,808,182 | M | 9,692,786 | A |
| Don’t Know/Not Stated | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of people in the household | ||||||||||||||
| 1 member | 140,004,360 | A | 10,322,066 | A | 68,960,003 | A | 33,130,300 | A | 8,174,355 | A | 6,357,942 | A | 13,059,694 | A |
| 2 members | 213,887,705 | A | 21,376,142 | A | 81,578,475 | A | 59,667,543 | A | 14,441,421 | A | 14,111,710 | A | 22,712,413 | A |
| 3 members | 90,714,965 | A | 8,871,281 | A | 36,362,619 | A | 26,605,195 | A | 4,039,099 | M | 5,004,516 | M | 9,832,255 | A |
| 4 or more members | 150,295,115 | A | 8,520,573 | A | 49,581,906 | A | 48,609,883 | A | 11,259,525 | A | 14,215,696 | A | 18,107,532 | A |
| Occupant demographics | ||||||||||||||
| Households with only 18 to 24 year old members | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Households with only 25 to 44 year old members | 1,828,253 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
| Households with only 45 to 64 year old members | 38,771,544 | A | 2,210,079 | M | 16,332,115 | A | 12,969,731 | M | - | U | 2,870,207 | A | 2,630,725 | M |
| Households with only 65 + year old members | 108,238,505 | A | 10,279,304 | A | 43,485,566 | A | 28,087,459 | A | 9,219,550 | A | 5,680,768 | A | 11,485,857 | A |
| Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only | 153,118,758 | A | 13,353,321 | A | 67,304,920 | A | 41,449,801 | A | 9,051,095 | A | 7,941,845 | A | 14,017,776 | A |
| Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only | 94,949,995 | A | 4,551,746 | A | 32,633,096 | A | 30,745,404 | A | 7,972,820 | A | 9,285,031 | A | 9,761,896 | A |
| Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 | 67,592,655 | A | 5,103,676 | A | 30,218,944 | A | 17,135,581 | A | 3,319,397 | M | 4,333,598 | M | 7,481,459 | M |
| Other compositions | 32,733,373 | A | 3,390,470 | M | 12,361,372 | A | 7,482,920 | M | - | U | 3,255,273 | M | 3,726,473 | M |
| Not stated | 97,629,505 | A | 9,917,712 | A | 33,164,533 | A | 30,133,041 | A | 3,941,428 | M | 6,209,457 | A | 14,263,334 | A |
| Dwelling part of a condominium | ||||||||||||||
| Yes | 41,460,115 | A | - | U | 16,539,472 | A | 12,454,943 | M | - | U | 3,808,839 | M | 7,499,271 | A |
| No | 68,580,377 | A | 3,314,109 | M | 28,659,188 | A | 27,860,371 | A | 1,986,585 | M | 1,502,330 | M | 5,257,794 | A |
| Valid skip Footnote 1 | 484,401,245 | A | 45,332,645 | A | 191,271,988 | A | 127,630,168 | A | 35,176,756 | A | 34,378,696 | A | 50,610,991 | A |
| Not stated | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Household income | ||||||||||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 34,469,031 | A | 2,537,906 | M | 16,486,144 | A | 9,092,724 | M | 2,264,843 | M | - | U | 3,224,899 | M |
| $20,000 to less than $40,000 | 82,369,521 | A | 8,579,588 | A | 33,782,874 | A | 23,853,767 | A | 4,628,681 | M | 4,806,391 | M | 6,718,219 | A |
| $40,000 to less than $60,000 | 82,060,656 | A | 8,218,827 | A | 38,960,080 | A | 17,812,101 | A | 5,300,901 | A | 4,015,031 | A | 7,753,716 | A |
| $60,000 to less than $80,000 | 75,295,833 | A | 7,502,807 | A | 27,495,457 | A | 21,238,207 | A | 5,779,613 | M | 4,648,692 | M | 8,631,057 | A |
| $80,000 to less than $100,000 | 71,576,327 | A | 5,040,742 | A | 29,217,693 | A | 20,111,141 | A | 4,262,527 | M | 3,969,511 | A | 8,974,713 | A |
| $100,000 to less than $150,000 | 120,594,284 | A | 8,703,232 | A | 46,200,068 | A | 36,778,181 | A | 7,935,188 | A | 9,133,853 | A | 11,843,762 | A |
| $150,000 and over | 128,536,493 | A | 8,506,960 | A | 44,340,686 | A | 39,126,800 | A | 7,742,647 | A | 12,253,870 | A | 16,565,530 | A |
| Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household | ||||||||||||||
| 0 to 8 years or some secondary | 37,277,413 | A | 2,844,865 | A | 18,347,967 | A | 10,491,832 | M | 2,950,412 | M | - | U | 1,851,852 | M |
| Grade 11 to 13, graduate | 81,777,584 | A | 6,656,112 | A | 34,396,799 | A | 20,832,556 | A | 6,599,967 | A | 4,862,460 | A | 8,429,690 | A |
| Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma | 43,358,296 | A | 5,844,386 | A | 18,440,855 | A | 9,562,313 | M | 2,885,002 | M | 2,670,464 | M | 3,955,276 | M |
| University | 98,102,947 | A | 9,773,847 | A | 39,136,676 | A | 29,805,821 | A | 4,087,483 | A | 5,297,478 | M | 10,001,642 | A |
| University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level | 25,882,227 | A | 1,926,927 | M | 11,207,571 | A | 5,172,790 | M | 2,037,267 | M | 1,291,251 | M | 4,246,422 | M |
| Don’t know/Not stated | 308,503,676 | A | 22,043,925 | A | 114,953,134 | A | 92,147,609 | A | 19,354,270 | A | 24,777,727 | A | 35,227,013 | 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