Table 3.7b – Natural Gas Consumption By Households By Dwelling Type
Gigajoules of natural gas 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 Natural Gas consumption | 554,294,600 | A | 89,689,064 | A | 35,705,074 | A | 21,177,919 | M | 4,707,366 | M | 18,285,061 | A |
Dwelling construction date | ||||||||||||
Before 1946 | 57,043,492 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
1946 – 1960 | 70,826,868 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
1961 – 1977 | 121,483,772 | A | 12,342,952 | M | 6,784,797 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
1978 – 1983 | 47,186,229 | A | 6,042,834 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
1984 – 1995 | 85,795,370 | A | 12,854,203 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | 4,288,768 | M |
1996 – 2000 | 40,583,655 | A | 9,058,580 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
2001 – 2010 | 77,323,709 | A | 19,492,881 | M | 4,857,365 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
2011 or later | 47,173,594 | A | 9,834,922 | M | - | 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) | 2,869,638 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) | 47,889,031 | A | 7,704,924 | M | 14,205,169 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) | 160,325,651 | A | 37,931,589 | A | 9,113,420 | M | 4,898,634 | M | - | U | 8,415,619 | M |
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) | 129,168,458 | A | 27,605,172 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) | 90,980,038 | A | 8,628,813 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) | 52,919,366 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) | 22,450,795 | M | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) | 9,945,239 | M | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) | 13,809,608 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Don’t know/Not stated | 23,936,775 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Occupation Mode | ||||||||||||
Own | 525,600,021 | A | 72,612,856 | A | 12,426,120 | M | 9,373,712 | M | 4,344,206 | M | 12,541,869 | A |
Rent | 28,694,579 | A | 17,076,207 | M | 23,278,954 | M | 11,804,207 | M | - | U | - | U |
Don’t Know/Not Stated | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Number of people in the household | ||||||||||||
1 member | 85,363,405 | A | 18,333,813 | A | 19,018,193 | M | 12,657,142 | M | - | U | 9,215,717 | M |
2 members | 202,709,045 | A | 31,073,387 | A | 10,548,575 | M | - | U | - | U | 4,957,228 | M |
3 members | 92,176,999 | A | 11,628,613 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
4 or more members | 174,045,151 | A | 28,653,251 | 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 | 28,653,309 | A | 8,799,502 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Households with only 65 + year old members | 89,219,995 | A | 14,627,491 | M | 7,504,132 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only | 126,969,939 | A | 19,732,532 | M | 9,470,745 | M | 7,947,150 | M | - | U | 7,134,975 | M |
Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only | 105,161,246 | A | 18,892,053 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 | 62,746,571 | A | 8,243,821 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Other compositions | 30,933,258 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
Not stated | 109,792,776 | A | 14,279,239 | A | 3,576,919 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Dwelling part of a condominium | ||||||||||||
Yes | - | - | 21,221,435 | A | 16,965,303 | M | 10,421,530 | M | - | - | - | - |
No | - | - | 16,296,985 | M | 18,739,772 | M | 10,756,389 | M | - | - | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 554,294,600 | A | 51,986,817 | A | - | - | - | - | 4,707,366 | M | 18,285,061 | A |
Not stated | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Household income | ||||||||||||
Less than $20,000 | 21,394,686 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
$20,000 to less than $40,000 | 50,024,508 | A | 11,890,904 | M | - | U | 4,109,326 | M | - | U | - | U |
$40,000 to less than $60,000 | 51,970,698 | A | 13,462,677 | M | 10,665,431 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
$60,000 to less than $80,000 | 68,697,767 | A | 13,372,946 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
$80,000 to less than $100,000 | 66,147,397 | A | 10,402,799 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
$100,000 to less than $150,000 | 123,327,071 | A | 22,945,577 | M | 5,195,218 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
$150,000 and over | 172,732,472 | A | 12,475,705 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household | ||||||||||||
0 to 8 years or some secondary | 19,502,701 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Grade 11 to 13, graduate | 67,647,970 | A | 11,869,064 | M | 5,298,288 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma | 35,589,957 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
University | 82,276,444 | A | 15,226,695 | M | 5,508,131 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level | 20,696,849 | A | 3,301,399 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Don’t know/Not stated | 328,580,680 | A | 50,398,329 | A | 19,656,263 | M | 11,439,679 | M | - | U | 6,897,538 | 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