Core Housing Need
Age Of Primary Household Maintainer

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  1. % of Households in Core Housing Need
  2. Households in Core Housing Need
  3. Households Tested For Core Housing Need

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Canada — Age of Primary Household Maintainer (Households in Core Housing Need)

  15 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 Total 65+ Total
Canada 49,195 198,225 229,845 216,140 277,890 479,730 1,451,030
Newfoundland and Labrador 720 2,135 1,985 2,420 4,135 6,135 17,530
Prince Edward Island 175 465 525 625 965 1,620 4,370
Nova Scotia 1,700 5,560 5,610 5,485 8,645 14,465 41,465
New Brunswick 1,050 2,090 2,300 2,615 4,685 7,500 20,245
Quebec 7,055 23,835 27,870 28,780 49,585 81,140 218,275
Ontario 17,645 87,370 105,730 100,185 118,780 210,110 639,805
Manitoba 2,610 8,000 8,670 6,965 8,485 14,090 48,815
Saskatchewan 2,265 6,195 6,850 5,750 7,585 13,240 41,895
Alberta 7,165 23,620 27,075 22,300 27,960 46,100 154,230
British Columbia 8,500 37,380 41,820 39,675 45,755 83,960 257,090
Yukon Territories 65 350 300 270 540 615 2,140
Northwest Territories 115 380 285 360 345 470 1,955
Nunavut 135 845 815 720 430 285 3,225
Notes:
  • Data include all non-farm, non-band, non-reserve private households reporting positive incomes and shelter cost-to-income ratios less than 100 per cent.
  • A household is in core housing need if its housing does not meet one or more standards for housing adequacy (repair), suitability (crowding), or affordability and if it would have to spend 30 per cent or more of its before-tax income to pay the median rent (including utilities) of appropriately sized alternative local market housing. Adequate housing does not require any major repairs, according to residents. Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and make-up of resident households. Affordable housing costs less than 30 per cent of before-tax household income.
  • The primary household maintainer is the person or one of the people in the household responsible for major household payments such as the rent or mortgage. In households with more than one maintainer, the primary maintainer is the first person listed as a maintainer.
Source: CMHC (census-based and NHS-based housing indicators and data) (opens in new window)