Table 4-2
Average household energy use, by household and dwelling characteristics, 2007 — Size of heated area

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Size of heated area: Part 1
  Less than  56 square metres and less than 600  square feet  56 to less than  93 square  metres and   600 to less than 1,000  square feet 93 to less than 139 square metres and  1,000 to less than 1,500  square feet 139 to less than  186 square metres and  1,500 to less than 2,000  square feet 186 to less than  232 square metres and  2,000 to less than 2,500  square feet 232  square metres or more and 2,500  square feet or more All house- holds
  gigajoules per household
Canada 47 72 104 123 149 169 106
Newfoundland and Labrador F 84 126 109 F F 116
Prince Edward Island F 84 112 136 F F 123
Nova Scotia F 91 119 116 125 175 116
New Brunswick F 77 113 131 142 E 145 113
Quebec 45 79 92 118 173 139 94
Ontario 48 E 66 101 123 147 173 107
Manitoba F 73 116 137 F F 106
Saskatchewan F 103 125 152 178 F 126
Alberta F 84 128 144 166 210 129
British Columbia F 50 97 115 122 162 98
Size of heated area: Part 2
  Less than 56 square metres and less than 600   square feet 56 to less than  93 square metres and  600 to less than 1,000  square feet 93 to less than  139 square metres and  1,000 to less than 1,500  square feet 139 to less than  186 square metres and  1,500 to less than 2,000  square feet 186 to less than  232 square metres and  2,000 to less than 2,500  square feet 232  square metres or more and 2,500  square feet or more All house- holds
  gigajoules per m 2 of heated area
Canada 1.18 0.95 0.95 0.78 0.74 0.58 0.83
Newfoundland and Labrador F 1.06 1.14 0.70 F F 0.88
Prince Edward Island F 1.14 1.03 0.86 F F 0.91
Nova Scotia F 1.18 1.08 0.75 0.62 0.61 0.87
New Brunswick F 1.07 1.02 0.85 0.70 E 0.51 0.89
Quebec 1.12 1.02 0.86 0.75 0.86 0.47 0.84
Ontario 1.27 E 0.88 0.92 0.78 0.73 0.60 0.79
Manitoba F 0.93 1.07 0.88 F F 0.97
Saskatchewan F 1.33 1.15 0.99 0.86 F 1.11
Alberta F 1.10 1.15 0.90 0.81 0.74 0.98
British Columbia F 0.66 0.86 0.72 0.61 0.56 0.69
Note(s):
The heated area of a dwelling excludes basements and garages.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey: Energy Use, 2007, Catalogue no. 11-526-S.