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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)
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Gross rent as a percentage of 2005 household income 6 23,560 10,535 10,020 7,110 4,520 2,595 2,910 510 13,025 12,020 1,005
Less than 15% 6,430 4,150 3,915 3,270 1,860 1,410 650 230 2,280 1,955 325
15% to 19% 3,570 1,995 1,915 1,320 890 430 595 75 1,580 1,390 185
20% to 24% 2,765 1,360 1,295 860 545 315 430 65 1,405 1,255 150
25% to 29% 2,635 1,020 960 540 400 140 415 60 1,615 1,535 80
30% to 34% 1,820 535 530 345 205 135 185 10 1,285 1,220 65
35% to 39% 1,330 490 465 250 215 30 215 25 840 795 50
40% to 49% 1,410 335 320 185 150 35 135 10 1,080 1,050 25
50% or more 3,595 650 615 340 250 90 280 30 2,940 2,815 125
50% to 99% 2,535 430 415 200 150 50 220 15 2,100 2,030 70
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-554-XCB2006051 (Saguenay, Code408)