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Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ontario [Province] and Canada [Country]
Characteristic |
Ontario [Province] |
Canada [Country] |
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Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Counts (unless otherwise specified) | ||||||
Household characteristics | ||||||
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 | 5,169,175 | ... | ... | 14,072,075 | ... | ... |
Owner | 3,601,825 | ... | ... | 9,541,320 | ... | ... |
Renter | 1,559,720 | ... | ... | 4,474,530 | ... | ... |
Band housing | 7,635 | ... | ... | 56,230 | ... | ... |
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 | 5,169,170 | ... | ... | 14,072,075 | ... | ... |
Condominium | 680,495 | ... | ... | 1,874,840 | ... | ... |
Not condominium | 4,488,680 | ... | ... | 12,197,240 | ... | ... |
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 | 5,169,175 | ... | ... | 14,072,080 | ... | ... |
No bedrooms | 33,950 | ... | ... | 93,345 | ... | ... |
1 bedroom | 699,980 | ... | ... | 1,925,015 | ... | ... |
2 bedrooms | 1,122,145 | ... | ... | 3,547,090 | ... | ... |
3 bedrooms | 1,876,905 | ... | ... | 4,836,485 | ... | ... |
4 or more bedrooms | 1,436,185 | ... | ... | 3,670,145 | ... | ... |
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 | 5,169,170 | ... | ... | 14,072,075 | ... | ... |
1 to 4 rooms | 1,369,660 | ... | ... | 4,068,915 | ... | ... |
5 rooms | 718,020 | ... | ... | 2,177,045 | ... | ... |
6 rooms | 770,730 | ... | ... | 1,981,585 | ... | ... |
7 rooms | 713,595 | ... | ... | 1,790,180 | ... | ... |
8 or more rooms | 1,597,165 | ... | ... | 4,054,355 | ... | ... |
Average number of rooms per dwelling | 6.3 | ... | ... | 6.2 | ... | ... |
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 | 5,169,175 | ... | ... | 14,072,080 | ... | ... |
One person or fewer per room | 5,046,810 | ... | ... | 13,802,060 | ... | ... |
More than 1 person per room | 122,360 | ... | ... | 270,020 | ... | ... |
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 | 5,169,175 | ... | ... | 14,072,075 | ... | ... |
Suitable | 4,858,170 | ... | ... | 13,376,345 | ... | ... |
Not suitable | 311,005 | ... | ... | 695,730 | ... | ... |
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 | 5,169,175 | ... | ... | 14,072,080 | ... | ... |
1960 or before | 1,293,135 | ... | ... | 3,126,380 | ... | ... |
1961 to 1980 | 1,449,585 | ... | ... | 4,185,510 | ... | ... |
1981 to 1990 | 709,135 | ... | ... | 1,977,640 | ... | ... |
1991 to 2000 | 622,565 | ... | ... | 1,746,390 | ... | ... |
2001 to 2005 | 396,130 | ... | ... | 976,390 | ... | ... |
2006 to 2010 | 368,235 | ... | ... | 1,089,750 | ... | ... |
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 | 330,390 | ... | ... | 970,015 | ... | ... |
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 | 5,169,175 | ... | ... | 14,072,080 | ... | ... |
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed | 4,851,335 | ... | ... | 13,151,600 | ... | ... |
Major repairs needed | 317,840 | ... | ... | 920,480 | ... | ... |
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 | 5,169,170 | ... | ... | 14,072,080 | ... | ... |
1 household maintainer | 2,962,065 | ... | ... | 8,324,865 | ... | ... |
2 household maintainers | 2,059,710 | ... | ... | 5,404,800 | ... | ... |
3 or more household maintainers | 147,400 | ... | ... | 342,415 | ... | ... |
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 | 5,169,175 | ... | ... | 14,072,080 | ... | ... |
15 to 24 years | 135,835 | ... | ... | 437,230 | ... | ... |
25 to 34 years | 681,685 | ... | ... | 1,991,685 | ... | ... |
35 to 44 years | 880,070 | ... | ... | 2,414,920 | ... | ... |
45 to 54 years | 1,113,885 | ... | ... | 2,862,870 | ... | ... |
55 to 64 years | 1,047,185 | ... | ... | 2,859,315 | ... | ... |
65 to 74 years | 738,445 | ... | ... | 2,034,220 | ... | ... |
75 to 84 years | 414,210 | ... | ... | 1,084,700 | ... | ... |
85 years and over | 157,860 | ... | ... | 387,135 | ... | ... |
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 | 5,106,290 | ... | ... | 13,798,305 | ... | ... |
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs | 3,694,385 | ... | ... | 10,472,355 | ... | ... |
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs | 1,411,900 | ... | ... | 3,325,950 | ... | ... |
30% to less than 100% | 1,208,010 | ... | ... | 2,861,615 | ... | ... |
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data | 3,557,485 | ... | ... | 9,368,330 | ... | ... |
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 | 61.0 | ... | ... | 60.7 | ... | ... |
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 | 19.8 | ... | ... | 16.6 | ... | ... |
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 | 1,299 | ... | ... | 1,130 | ... | ... |
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 | 1,463 | ... | ... | 1,313 | ... | ... |
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 | 400,496 | ... | ... | 341,556 | ... | ... |
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 | 506,409 | ... | ... | 443,058 | ... | ... |
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data | 1,554,940 | ... | ... | 4,452,850 | ... | ... |
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 | 15.0 | ... | ... | 13.0 | ... | ... |
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 | 45.7 | ... | ... | 40.0 | ... | ... |
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 | 1,045 | ... | ... | 910 | ... | ... |
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 | 1,109 | ... | ... | 1,002 | ... | ... |
Source
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.
How to cite
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ontario [Province] and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 18, 2025).
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