Table 4.1b – Size Of Dwelling By Construction Year


 Number of households by year of construction
Before 1946 1946-1960 1961-1977 1978-1983 1984-1995 1996-2000 2001-2010 2011 or later Not stated
Total number of households 1,495,049 A 1,757,513 A 3,436,868 A 1,556,572 A 2,309,392 A 878,724 A 1,925,255 A 1,202,717 A 392,846 A
Heated area of dwelling (excluding garage)
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) - U 116,175 M 231,207 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) 275,027 A 432,336 A 800,944 A 271,981 A 303,407 A 111,874 M 223,198 M 190,159 M 187,904 M
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) 247,645 A 366,017 A 533,639 A 259,636 A 416,998 A 151,898 M 276,519 A 205,279 A 56,710 M
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) 307,436 A 281,934 A 577,390 A 293,407 M 399,677 A 112,094 M 329,579 A 146,893 M - U
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) 317,043 M 298,834 A 684,699 A 277,404 A 370,941 A 162,233 M 310,391 A 154,609 M - U
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) 145,021 M 145,239 M 322,816 A 171,992 A 301,797 A 149,531 M 360,895 A 171,690 A - U
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) 39,484 M 42,865 M 139,766 M 53,586 M 186,327 A 50,372 M 219,565 M 125,745 A - U
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) 58,671 M - U 64,478 M 52,184 M 139,462 A 37,518 M 77,001 M - U - U
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) 61,072 M 48,695 M 81,928 M 34,604 M 116,048 M - U 77,411 M 103,113 M - -
Number of storeys in dwelling
One storey 176,680 A 662,060 A 1,319,873 A 427,626 A 631,959 A 234,343 A 462,293 A 194,442 A - U
One and a half storeys 179,951 A 107,171 M 91,905 M 63,373 M 85,301 A - U 66,653 M 44,366 M - U
Two storeys 634,368 A 218,495 A 524,477 A 274,511 A 766,368 A 335,445 A 787,123 A 461,937 A - U
More than two storeys - U - U - U - U 63,117 M - U - U - U - U
Split level - - - U 142,913 A 72,731 M 74,064 M - U - U - U - -
Other - - - U - U - U - U - U - U - U - -
Valid skip Footnote 1 351,215 A 696,690 A 1,228,618 A 646,612 A 641,225 A 207,244 M 513,253 A 442,201 A 289,468 M
Don’t Know /Not Stated - U - U 79,263 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Total heated area in square metres (m2)
Total heated area (excluding garage) 263,913,570 A 268,577,221 A 550,232,707 A 255,216,434 A 452,294,935 A 186,214,062 A 390,888,383 A 244,705,247 A 45,976,816 M
Heated area of dwelling (excluding garage)
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) - U 5,465,917 M 10,270,115 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) 20,881,914 A 33,411,128 A 61,363,698 A 20,529,948 A 24,542,298 A 9,041,996 M 17,371,342 M 14,836,740 M 13,918,323 M
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) 29,366,601 A 42,379,648 A 62,915,784 A 30,567,790 A 48,333,495 A 17,485,979 M 33,216,350 A 23,893,994 A 6,543,842 M
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) 50,150,919 A 46,448,302 A 95,412,980 A 48,070,285 M 65,584,504 A 18,659,145 M 54,646,232 A 23,896,190 M - U
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) 66,690,056 M 61,932,365 A 139,723,587 A 57,316,274 A 77,051,604 A 33,428,863 M 63,929,496 A 31,689,185 M - U
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) 36,341,898 M 36,083,136 M 82,272,899 A 43,382,344 A 77,567,779 A 37,278,084 M 93,054,887 A 44,227,717 A - U
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) 11,919,093 M 13,039,245 M 42,110,352 M 16,378,479 M 55,941,469 A 15,191,814 M 66,972,549 M 38,058,979 A - U
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) 19,919,061 M - U 22,035,449 M 18,067,955 M 48,068,459 A 12,679,402 M 26,337,895 M - U - U
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) 26,684,735 M 21,141,674 M 34,127,843 M 14,906,549 M 51,750,699 M 42,334,341 M 33,097,874 M 45,456,222 M - -
Number of storeys in dwelling
One storey 26,557,427 A 130,199,453 A 259,347,853 A 84,189,795 A 138,840,896 A 53,020,890 A 105,491,841 A 49,079,058 A - U
One and a half storeys 32,270,384 A 18,392,511 M 19,001,562 M 14,428,758 M 19,267,683 M - U 16,155,505 M 11,285,737 M - U
Two storeys 133,483,560 A 42,826,135 A 111,841,513 A 64,274,385 A 188,503,923 A 86,221,810 A 192,538,663 A 123,496,014 A - U
More than two storeys - U - U - U - U 14,609,240 M - U - U - U - U
Split level - - - U 29,566,854 M 14,666,214 M 15,766,164 M - U - U - U - -
Other - - - U - U - U - U - U - U - U - -
Valid skip Footnote 1 39,966,312 A 62,575,742 A 108,836,009 A 65,504,367 A 67,125,218 A 22,546,443 M 57,849,698 A 49,254,508 M 24,831,654 M
Don’t Know /Not Stated - U - U 9,382,500 M - U - 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