Table 3.10a – Other Energy Intensity Per Heated Area (excluding Garage) By Region


 Gigajoules of other energy consumed per heated square metre (GJ/m2) by region
Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Manitoba / Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
Other energy Intensity 0.06 A 0.19 A 0.13 A 0.02 A - U - U 0.03 A
Type of dwelling
Single detached house 0.07 A 0.20 A 0.18 A 0.03 A - U - U 0.04 M
Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex 0.02 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Low-rise apartment - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
High-rise apartment - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
Mobile home - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
Dwelling construction date
Before 1946 0.12 A 0.37 M 0.26 M 0.05 M - U - U - U
1946 – 1960 0.07 A 0.28 A 0.12 M 0.03 M - U - U - U
1961 – 1977 0.07 A 0.24 A 0.14 M 0.02 M - U - U 0.04 M
1978 – 1983 0.06 A 0.17 A 0.12 M 0.03 M - U - U - U
1984 – 1995 0.05 A 0.13 A 0.11 M 0.02 M - U - U - U
1996 – 2000 0.05 M 0.29 M - U - U - U - U - U
2001 – 2010 0.03 M 0.09 M 0.10 M - U - U - U - U
2011 or later 0.01 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Not stated - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
Heated area of dwelling excluding garage
55 square metres or less (600 square feet or less) 0.09 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
56 to 95 square metres (601 to 1,000 square feet) 0.07 A 0.34 A 0.10 M - U - U - U - U
96 to 140 square metres (1,001 to 1,500 square feet) 0.06 A 0.20 A 0.12 A 0.03 M - U - U 0.04 M
141 to 185 square metres (1,501 to 2,000 square feet) 0.04 A 0.16 A 0.11 M 0.02 M - U - U 0.04 M
186 to 230 square metres (2,001 to 2,500 square feet) 0.06 M 0.10 M - U 0.02 M - U - U - U
231 to 280 square metres (2,501 to 3,000 square feet) - U 0.14 M - U - U - U - U - U
281 to 325 square metres (3,001 to 3,500 square feet) 0.02 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
326 to 371 square metres (3,501 to 4,000 square feet) - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
372 or more square metres (4,001 or more square feet) - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated 0.08 A 0.24 M 0.12 M - U - U - U - U
Occupation Mode
Own 0.06 A 0.19 A 0.14 A 0.02 A - U - U 0.03 M
Rent 0.04 M 0.21 M - U - U - U - U - U
Don’t Know/Not Stated - U - U - - - - - - - - - -
Number of people in the household
1 member 0.05 A 0.20 A 0.09 A 0.02 M - U - U - U
2 members 0.06 A 0.19 A 0.14 A 0.03 A - U - U 0.03 M
3 members 0.05 M 0.12 M - U 0.02 M - U - U - U
4 or more members 0.06 A 0.24 M 0.18 M 0.02 M - U - U - U
Occupant demographics
Households with only 18 to 24 year old members - U - U - - - - - - - - - -
Households with only 25 to 44 year old members - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
Households with only 45 to 64 year old members - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
Households with only 65 + year old members 0.06 A 0.21 A 0.14 A 0.02 M - U - U - U
Households with adults and children 0 to 12 only 0.05 A 0.18 A 0.09 A 0.04 M - U - U 0.03 M
Households with adults and teens 13 to 19 only 0.04 M 0.14 M 0.14 M - U - U - U - U
Households with adults and members 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 0.06 M - U 0.09 M - U - U - U - U
Other compositions - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
Not stated 0.06 A 0.22 A 0.16 M 0.02 M - U - U - U
Dwelling part of a condominium
Yes - U - U - U - U - U - U - U
No 0.01 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 1 0.07 A 0.20 A 0.16 A 0.03 A - U - U 0.04 A
Not stated - U - U - U - U - - - - - U
Household income
Less than $20,000 0.07 M 0.35 M - U - U - U - U - U
$20,000 to less than $40,000 0.08 A 0.26 A 0.16 M - U - U - U - U
$40,000 to less than $60,000 0.07 A 0.21 M 0.12 M 0.03 M - U - U - U
$60,000 to less than $80,000 0.06 A 0.19 A 0.15 M 0.04 M - U - U - U
$80,000 to less than $100,000 0.06 M 0.21 M - U - U - U - U - U
$100,000 to less than $150,000 0.05 M 0.11 A 0.14 M 0.02 M - U - U - U
$150,000 and over 0.03 A 0.14 M 0.06 M 0.02 M - U - U - U
Highest level of education ever completed by any member of the household
0 to 8 years or some secondary 0.08 M 0.28 M 0.16 M - U - U - U - U
Grade 11 to 13, graduate 0.06 A 0.19 M 0.13 M 0.04 M - U - U - U
Some postsecondary or postsecondary certificate or diploma 0.09 A 0.17 M 0.19 M - U - U - U - U
University 0.08 A 0.26 A 0.17 M 0.03 M - U - U 0.04 M
University certificate, diploma, degree above the bachelor’s level 0.05 A 0.23 M 0.07 M - U - U - U - U
Don’t know/Not stated 0.04 A 0.16 A 0.10 M 0.02 A - U - U 0.02 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