Population, Households and Housing Stock
Mobility of Primary Household Maintainer

Households

  1. Number
  2. Percentage

Time Period

  1. Previous 5 Years
  2. Previous Year

Age Range

  1. All Households
  2. 65 and over

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Canada — Historical Primary Household Maintainers Who Moved in the Previous Year (65 and Over)

  65 - 74 75 - 84 85+ Total 65+ Total
2006 73,255 47,560 14,400 135,220 1,722,790
2011 75,735 41,725 13,410 130,870 1,615,935
2016 105,545 45,820 13,480 164,845 1,743,900
2021 119,065 51,090 14,545 184,705 1,782,000
Notes:
  • Where band housing is present, total dwelling counts are larger than the sum of owned and rented dwellings.
  • 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, adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Canada and National Household Survey) (opens in new window)