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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 1.9
Mobility among renters and owners, by age group, 1981 to 2001
  Percent of seniors who changed addresses in previous five years
1981 1991 2001
Age 65 and over - Total 26.0 23.1 19.2
Owners
15.9 15.7 13.7
Renters
47.2 38.1 35.9
Age 65 to 74 - Total 27.1 23.6 20.0
Owners
16.9 16.4 14.7
Renters
50.5 42.4 39.9
Age 75 to 84 - Total 24.3 22.0 18.0
Owners
13.5 13.9 12.2
Renters
43.0 33.7 33.1
Age 85 and over - Total 22.4 23.3 18.2
Owners
15.2 15.7 12.4
Renters
35.5 29.2 28.4
Sources: Statistics Canada, Censuses of Canada.