Core Housing Need
Housing Standards

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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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Quebec — Housing Standards (Households in Core Housing Need)

  Below Affordability Standard Below Adequacy Standard Below Suitability Standard Below One or More Housing Standards Above Standards Total
Quebec 202,735 27,670 12,745 218,275 0 218,275
Alma 415 40 0 420 0 420
Baie-Comeau 255 40 0 265 0 265
Campbellton 270 30 0 285 0 285
Cowansville 240 20 0 255 0 255
Dolbeau-Mistassini 160 35 0 160 0 160
Gaspé V 130 25 0 140 0 140
Gatineau 7,270 960 460 7,770 0 7,770
Granby 1,295 145 50 1,365 0 1,365
Hawkesbury 440 80 0 460 0 460
Lachute 350 55 0 375 0 375
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine MÉ 70 0 0 70 0 70
Matane 220 50 0 250 0 250
Mont-Laurier V 215 25 0 225 0 225
Montmagny V 190 0 0 195 0 195
Montréal 133,815 15,600 9,890 141,750 0 141,750
Prévost V 195 25 0 200 0 200
Québec 17,145 1,585 445 17,870 0 17,870
Rimouski 755 85 0 790 0 790
Rivière-du-Loup 285 50 0 305 0 305
Rouyn-Noranda 525 85 20 565 0 565
Saguenay 1,815 160 35 1,880 0 1,880
Sainte-Adèle V 260 45 0 275 0 275
Sainte-Marie 75 0 0 75 0 75
Sainte-Sophie MÉ 245 35 30 270 0 270
Saint-Félicien V 90 20 0 100 0 100
Saint-Georges 500 50 0 515 0 515
Saint-Hyacinthe 1,640 160 70 1,725 0 1,725
Saint-Raymond V 60 0 0 60 0 60
Saint-Sauveur V 490 40 0 500 0 500
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 890 95 25 905 0 905
Sept-Îles 385 70 0 420 0 420
Shawinigan 685 55 0 695 0 695
Sherbrooke 3,840 335 140 3,965 0 3,965
Sorel-Tracy 720 100 0 735 0 735
Thetford Mines 255 45 0 275 0 275
Trois-Rivières 2,415 255 40 2,475 0 2,475
Val-d'Or 355 35 20 385 0 385
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.
  • Affordable housing costs less than 30 per cent of before-tax household income. Includes households below more than one standard (in addition to the affordability standard). Accordingly, the sum of the number of households below each standard will be larger than the total number of households below standards.
  • Adequate housing does not require any major repairs, according to residents. Includes households below more than one standard (in addition to the adequacy standard). Accordingly, the sum of the number of households below each standard will be larger than the total number of households below standards.
  • Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and make-up of resident households. Includes households below more than one standard (in addition to the suitability standard). Accordingly, the sum of the number of households below each standard will be larger than the total number of households below standards.
Source: CMHC (census-based and NHS-based housing indicators and data) (opens in new window)