Table 1
Homeownership rates by age class and income quintile, 1981 to 2006
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1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |
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homeownership rates (percent) | ||||||
All households | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 69 |
Age class | ||||||
20 to 29 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 |
30 to 39 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 63 |
40 to 49 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 73 |
50 to 59 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 |
60 to 69 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 77 |
70 and over | 66 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 78 |
Bottom quintile | ||||||
Age class | ||||||
20 to 29 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
30 to 39 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
40 to 49 | 43 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 37 |
50 to 59 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 46 |
60 to 69 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 53 |
70 and over | 56 | 54 | 56 | 52 | 57 | 56 |
Second quintile | ||||||
Age class | ||||||
20 to 29 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 26 |
30 to 39 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 44 |
40 to 49 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 55 |
50 to 59 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 64 |
60 to 69 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
70 and over | 71 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 78 |
Middle quintile | ||||||
Age class | ||||||
20 to 29 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 44 |
30 to 39 | 64 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 64 |
40 to 49 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 72 |
50 to 59 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 |
60 to 69 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 85 |
70 and over | 74 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 86 |
Fourth quintile | ||||||
Age class | ||||||
20 to 29 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 51 | 62 |
30 to 39 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 81 |
40 to 49 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 |
50 to 59 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 87 |
60 to 69 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
70 and over | 77 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 90 |
Top quintile | ||||||
Age class | ||||||
20 to 29 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 59 | 74 |
30 to 39 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 90 |
40 to 49 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 94 |
50 to 59 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 95 |
60 to 69 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 95 |
70 and over | 81 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 93 | 94 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1981 to 2006.
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