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Table 10
Dwelling characteristics at the time of interview,
Canada1 and selected metropolitan areas
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| 2008 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | St. John's | Charlottetown and Summerside | Halifax | Saint John | Québec | Montréal | Ottawa- Gatineau | Toronto | |
| percent | |||||||||
| Single detached | 57.0 | 62.6 | 57.5 | 51.9 | 66.6 | F | 29.5 | F | 47.2 |
| Single attached | 10.5 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 13.2 | F | F | 10.7 | F | 15.5 |
| Apartment | 30.6 | 23.5 | 25.6 | 32.7 | 21.4 | F | 59.6 | F | 37.1 |
| Other type of dwelling | 1.9 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Dwellings needing major repairs | 10.2 | F | F | 12.6 | F | F | 8.1 | F | 6.9 |
| Dwellings needing minor repairs | 15.5 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 16.6 | 21.8 | F | 16.9 | F | 14.7 |
| Dwellings needing no repairs | 74.3 | 76.5 | 76.5 | 70.8 | 67.6 | F | 75.0 | F | 78.4 |
| Owned dwelling | 65.9 | 67.9 | 62.0 | 66.7 | 77.2 | F | 48.3 | F | 63.0 |
| With mortgage(s) | 35.5 | 42.6 | 36.3 | 38.0 | 38.8 | F | 27.9 | F | 36.5 |
| Without mortgage | 30.4 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 28.7 | 38.4 | F | 20.4 | F | 26.4 |
| Rented dwelling | 34.1 | 32.1 | 38.0 | 33.3 | 22.8 | F | 51.7 | F | 37.0 |
| Dwellings with 1 to 4 rooms | 27.3 | 16.8 | 25.7 | 25.5 | F | F | 42.8 | F | 28.7 |
| Dwellings with 5 rooms | 16.7 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 16.8 | F | F | 21.4 | F | 13.5 |
| Dwellings with 6 rooms | 14.7 | 16.1 | 21.2 | 16.2 | F | F | 9.4 | F | 14.6 |
| Dwellings with 7 or more rooms | 41.3 | 52.5 | 37.9 | 41.5 | 48.1 | F | 26.4 | F | 43.3 |
| Bathrooms | 99.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | F | 100.0 | F | 100.0 |
| 1 | 57.7 | 61.7 | 71.1 | 63.9 | 66.0 | F | 72.4 | F | 50.6 |
| 2 or more | 42.1 | 38.3 | 28.9 | 36.1 | 34.0 | F | 27.6 | F | 49.4 |
| Principal heating equipment | |||||||||
| Steam or hot water furnace | 12.5 | 11.4 | 71.8 | 43.8 | F | F | 12.3 | F | 16.8 |
| Hot air furnace | 51.8 | 9.2 | 20.2 | 24.1 | F | F | 9.6 | F | 74.3 |
| Other hot air furnace | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Heating stove | 4.1 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Electric heating | 31.4 | 77.9 | F | 26.1 | 64.7 | F | 77.0 | F | 7.8 |
| Other | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Age of principal heating equipment | |||||||||
| 5 years old and under | 25.4 | 26.1 | 33.8 | 29.2 | F | F | 16.9 | F | 28.0 |
| 6 to 10 years old | 14.6 | 9.1 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 21.6 | F | 9.9 | F | 16.0 |
| Over 10 years old | 60.1 | 64.8 | 46.9 | 51.9 | 62.5 | F | 73.2 | F | 56.1 |
| Principal heating fuel | |||||||||
| Oil or other liquid fuel | 7.9 | 19.3 | 88.8 | 64.3 | F | F | 9.6 | F | F |
| Natural gas | 50.8 | F | F | F | F | F | 7.4 | F | 85.5 |
| Bottled gas | 1.0 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Electricity | 35.3 | 79.8 | F | 28.0 | 69.8 | F | 82.2 | F | 11.5 |
| Wood | 4.4 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Other | 0.6 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Principal heating fuel for hot water | |||||||||
| Oil or other liquid fuel | 3.6 | 13.2 | 76.7 | 60.5 | F | F | F | F | F |
| Natural gas | 50.5 | F | F | F | F | F | 6.5 | F | 83.9 |
| Electricity | 44.7 | 86.4 | 19.1 | 36.9 | 88.0 | F | 88.4 | F | 14.8 |
| Other | 1.2 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Principal cooking fuel | |||||||||
| Natural gas | 8.7 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 13.7 |
| Electricity | 90.4 | 96.6 | 97.1 | 97.6 | 96.6 | F | 97.1 | F | 86.2 |
| Other | 0.8 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| 2008 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | Regina | Saskatoon | Calgary | Edmonton | Vancouver | Victoria | Whitehorse | Yellowknife | |
| percent | |||||||||
| Single detached | 59.8 | 69.1 | 59.2 | 62.8 | 59.0 | 49.3 | F | .. | .. |
| Single attached | 6.6 | F | F | 12.8 | 13.8 | 10.9 | F | .. | .. |
| Apartment | 33.6 | 23.3 | 32.8 | 22.5 | 27.0 | 38.1 | F | .. | .. |
| Other type of dwelling | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | .. | .. |
| Dwellings needing major repairs | 10.9 | F | F | F | F | 5.4 | F | .. | .. |
| Dwellings needing minor repairs | 17.3 | F | 16.3 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 9.4 | F | .. | .. |
| Dwellings needing no repairs | 71.8 | 73.5 | 75.7 | 80.3 | 83.7 | 85.2 | F | .. | .. |
| Owned dwelling | 59.5 | 69.3 | 57.5 | 72.7 | 68.3 | 59.9 | F | .. | .. |
| With mortgage(s) | 32.2 | 38.1 | 35.4 | 43.0 | 42.3 | 30.4 | F | .. | .. |
| Without mortgage | 27.3 | 31.2 | 22.0 | 29.7 | 26.0 | 29.5 | F | .. | .. |
| Rented dwelling | 40.5 | 30.7 | 42.5 | 27.3 | 31.7 | 40.1 | F | .. | .. |
| Dwellings with 1 to 4 rooms | 33.7 | 28.4 | 26.3 | 20.9 | 24.2 | 36.7 | F | .. | .. |
| Dwellings with 5 rooms | 13.1 | F | 15.4 | 10.9 | 14.1 | 16.3 | F | .. | .. |
| Dwellings with 6 rooms | 14.2 | F | F | 15.8 | F | 12.6 | F | .. | .. |
| Dwellings with 7 or more rooms | 39.0 | 50.6 | 47.0 | 52.5 | 52.7 | 34.4 | F | .. | .. |
| Bathrooms | 99.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.6 | F | .. | .. |
| 1 | 62.8 | 48.8 | 53.1 | 38.6 | 45.2 | 42.2 | F | .. | .. |
| 2 or more | 37.0 | 51.2 | 46.9 | 61.4 | 54.8 | 56.4 | F | .. | .. |
| Principal heating equipment | |||||||||
| Steam or hot water furnace | 13.0 | 20.0 | 22.2 | F | 22.0 | 24.5 | F | .. | .. |
| Hot air furnace | 64.9 | 78.6 | 69.6 | 80.9 | 76.3 | 50.1 | F | .. | .. |
| Other hot air furnace | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Heating stove | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | .. | .. |
| Electric heating | 21.9 | F | F | F | F | 24.4 | F | .. | .. |
| Other | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | .. | .. |
| Age of principal heating equipment | |||||||||
| 5 years old and under | 29.6 | 33.3 | 33.5 | 26.1 | 22.2 | 19.6 | F | .. | .. |
| 6 to 10 years old | 11.8 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 8.9 | F | .. | .. |
| Over 10 years old | 58.6 | 50.3 | 48.6 | 58.0 | 60.6 | 71.5 | F | .. | .. |
| Principal heating fuel | |||||||||
| Oil or other liquid fuel | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | .. | .. |
| Natural gas | 70.5 | 95.8 | 87.4 | 89.4 | 95.3 | 70.8 | F | .. | .. |
| Bottled gas | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | .. | .. |
| Electricity | 25.9 | F | F | F | F | 27.6 | F | .. | .. |
| Wood | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | .. | .. |
| Other | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | .. | .. |
| Principal heating fuel for hot water | |||||||||
| Oil or other liquid fuel | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | .. | .. |
| Natural gas | 63.5 | 94.0 | 89.1 | 88.5 | 95.6 | 82.2 | F | .. | .. |
| Electricity | 33.9 | F | F | 11.5 | F | 16.8 | F | .. | .. |
| Other | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | .. | .. |
| Principal cooking fuel | |||||||||
| Natural gas | F | F | F | 9.3 | 11.2 | 17.1 | F | .. | .. |
| Electricity | 96.4 | 97.4 | 95.3 | 90.7 | 88.8 | 82.1 | F | .. | .. |
| Other | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | .. | .. |
In 1998, 1999, and every second year
thereafter starting with 2001, statistics for Canada include the territories.
For the other years, Canada-level statistics include the 10 provinces
only.
Note(s):
Beginning with 2006, the reference date for household composition,
tenure, dwelling characteristics and household equipment are as of the time
of the interview instead of December 31st of the reference year. The
distinction between full-year and part-year members and households has been
removed. Due to unreliability of the data which was the result of low sample
size, the data for Québec, Ottawa and Victoria for 2008 were
suppressed.
