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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Gross Rent as a Percentage of 2005 Household Income (10), Household Type (11) and Age Groups of Primary Household Maintainer (8) for the Private Households with Household Income Greater than Zero, in Tenant-occupied Private Non-farm, Non-reserve Dwellings of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Gross rent as a percentage of 2005 household income (10) Household type (11)
Total - Household type 2 Family households One family only households 3 Couple family households 4 Without children With children Lone-parent family households Other family households 5 Non-family households One person households Two or more person households
Note(s) :
  1. Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries
    There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta.
  1. TOTAL - AGE GROUPS OF PRIMARY HOUSEHOLD MAINTAINER
    Age
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the age at last birthday (as of the census reference date, May 16, 2006). This variable is derived from Date of birth.

    Primary household maintainer
    Part A - Plain language definition
    First person in the household identified as the one who pays the rent or the mortgage, or the taxes, or the electricity bill, and so on, for the dwelling.
    Part B - Detailed definition
    The first person in the household identified as being the household maintainer.
  2. TOTAL - HOUSEHOLD TYPE
    Household type
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Category to which a person living alone or a group of persons occupying the same dwelling belong. There are two categories: non-family households and family households.
    A non-family household consists either of one person living alone or of two or more persons who share a dwelling, but do not constitute a family.
    Family households are divided into two subcategories: one-family households and multiple-family households.
    A one-family household consists of a single family (e.g., a couple with or without children). A multiple-family household is made up of two or more families occupying the same dwelling.
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.
    Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.
  3. ONE FAMILY ONLY HOUSEHOLDS
    Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons. In 2001, this category was called 'One-family households' and also included census families with additional persons.
  4. COUPLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
    Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.
  5. OTHER FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
    Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons. In 2001, this category was called 'Multiple-family households' and did not include one-census family households with additional persons.
  6. TOTAL - GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF 2005 HOUSEHOLD INCOME
    Refers to the proportion of average monthly 2005 total household income which is spent on gross rent.

    The relatively high shelter costs to household income ratios for some households may have resulted from the difference in the reference period for shelter costs and household income data. The reference period for shelter costs data is 2006, while household income is reported for the year 2005. As well, for some households, the 2005 household income may represent income for only part of the year.
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Gross rent as a percentage of 2005 household income 6 3,841,815 1,852,670 1,690,110 1,193,515 622,355 571,160 496,595 162,560 1,989,140 1,715,390 273,750
Less than 15% 781,125 492,080 436,565 365,565 197,610 167,960 70,995 55,515 289,045 223,535 65,515
15% to 19% 580,865 330,255 297,710 226,640 116,785 109,860 71,070 32,545 250,610 203,105 47,505
20% to 24% 508,740 269,105 246,210 173,950 88,765 85,185 72,260 22,890 239,640 202,250 37,390
25% to 29% 424,095 196,490 181,620 121,650 63,240 58,405 59,970 14,870 227,605 201,100 26,505
30% to 34% 330,680 133,970 124,765 79,845 42,255 37,590 44,915 9,205 196,715 178,085 18,630
35% to 39% 222,675 93,890 87,080 51,905 26,255 25,650 35,175 6,815 128,785 114,785 14,000
40% to 49% 296,220 115,205 107,820 60,010 29,375 30,630 47,805 7,385 181,015 163,645 17,370
50% or more 697,405 221,675 208,350 113,950 58,075 55,870 94,400 13,325 475,730 428,890 46,840
50% to 99% 462,235 152,285 143,335 74,115 36,565 37,550 69,220 8,950 309,945 282,720 27,225
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-554-XCB2006051 (Canada, Code01)
Date Modified: 2011-07-04

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