Housing

Homeownership, shelter costs, affordability, and core housing need. — 2011 Census of Population

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Spending 30%+ on Shelter (%)

% of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs

Riding-level detail is not available for this topic in 2011. The National Household Survey (which covers this topic) was not published at the Dissemination Area level.

Distribution by riding

Share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 23.0%; range 6.4% (Nunavut) to 46.3% (Westmount—Ville-Marie); half of ridings between 19.1% and 28.8%.

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Median riding 23.0%

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Vertical axis: Share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (23.0%). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (23.0%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Westmount—Ville-MarieQC	46.3%
2	Vancouver CentreBC	43.5%
3	OutremontQC	41.9%
4	Trinity—SpadinaON	41.6%
5	WillowdaleON	39.9%
6	Vancouver EastBC	39.2%
7	Toronto CentreON	39.1%
8	York CentreON	38.1%
9	BourassaQC	37.8%
9	RichmondBC	37.8%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
308	NunavutNU	6.4%
307	LabradorNL	8.7%
306	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreQC	12.4%
304	ManicouaganQC	12.7%
304	Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQC	12.7%
303	Souris—Moose MountainSK	13.0%
302	Dauphin—Swan River—MarquetteMB	13.1%
301	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQC	13.3%
300	Fundy RoyalNB	13.4%
299	New Brunswick SouthwestNB	13.9%

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	46.3%
2	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	43.5%
3	Outremont	Quebec	41.9%
4	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	41.6%
5	Willowdale	Ontario	39.9%
6	Vancouver East	British Columbia	39.2%
7	Toronto Centre	Ontario	39.1%
8	York Centre	Ontario	38.1%
9	Bourassa	Quebec	37.8%
9	Richmond	British Columbia	37.8%
11	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	37.6%
12	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	37.5%
13	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	36.7%
13	Victoria	British Columbia	36.7%
15	Don Valley East	Ontario	36.6%
16	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	36.3%
17	Halifax	Nova Scotia	36.2%
17	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	36.2%
19	Papineau	Quebec	36.1%
20	York West	Ontario	35.9%
21	York South—Weston	Ontario	35.8%
22	Hochelaga	Quebec	35.7%
22	Surrey North	British Columbia	35.7%
24	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	35.4%
25	Davenport	Ontario	35.3%
25	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	35.3%
25	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	35.3%
28	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	34.9%
29	Etobicoke North	Ontario	34.8%
30	St. Paul's	Ontario	34.7%
31	Mont-Royal	Quebec	34.5%
32	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	34.3%
33	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	34.0%
33	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	34.0%
35	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	33.8%
35	Vancouver South	British Columbia	33.8%
37	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	33.7%
38	Don Valley West	Ontario	33.6%
39	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	33.4%
39	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	33.4%
41	Brampton West	Ontario	33.1%
42	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	32.6%
43	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	32.5%
44	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	32.0%
45	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	31.9%
45	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	31.9%
47	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	31.7%
47	Richmond Hill	Ontario	31.7%
47	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	31.7%
50	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	31.5%
51	London North Centre	Ontario	31.4%
52	Thornhill	Ontario	31.1%
53	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	31.0%
53	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	31.0%
55	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	30.9%
55	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	30.9%
57	Calgary Centre	Alberta	30.8%
58	Ahuntsic	Quebec	30.6%
58	Beaches—East York	Ontario	30.6%
58	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	30.6%
61	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	30.4%
61	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	30.4%
63	North Vancouver	British Columbia	30.3%
64	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	30.2%
64	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	30.2%
64	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	30.2%
67	Barrie	Ontario	30.0%
68	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	29.8%
68	Windsor West	Ontario	29.8%
70	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	29.7%
71	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	29.5%
72	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	29.4%
73	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	29.2%
74	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	29.1%
75	Langley	British Columbia	29.0%
75	Sherbrooke	Quebec	29.0%
77	Calgary East	Alberta	28.8%
78	Oshawa	Ontario	28.7%
79	Québec	Quebec	28.6%
80	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	28.4%
81	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	28.3%
82	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	28.2%
82	Mississauga South	Ontario	28.2%
82	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	28.2%
85	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	28.1%
86	Abbotsford	British Columbia	28.0%
86	Vaughan	Ontario	28.0%
88	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	27.9%
89	St. Catharines	Ontario	27.8%
90	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	27.6%
91	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	27.3%
92	Edmonton East	Alberta	27.2%
92	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	27.2%
94	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	27.1%
94	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	27.1%
94	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	27.1%
97	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	27.0%
98	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	26.9%
99	London West	Ontario	26.8%
100	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	26.7%
100	York—Simcoe	Ontario	26.7%
102	Laval	Quebec	26.6%
102	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	26.6%
104	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	26.5%
104	Peterborough	Ontario	26.5%
106	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	26.4%
106	Simcoe North	Ontario	26.4%
108	Guelph	Ontario	26.3%
109	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	26.2%
109	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	26.2%
111	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	26.1%
112	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	26.0%
113	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	25.9%
114	Ottawa South	Ontario	25.8%
114	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	25.8%
116	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	25.7%
117	Saint John	New Brunswick	25.6%
117	Sudbury	Ontario	25.6%
119	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	25.5%
120	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	25.4%
120	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	25.4%
122	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	25.1%
122	Niagara Falls	Ontario	25.1%
124	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	24.8%
124	Red Deer	Alberta	24.8%
126	Welland	Ontario	24.7%
127	Brant	Ontario	24.6%
128	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	24.4%
129	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	24.3%
129	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	24.3%
129	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	24.3%
132	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	24.2%
132	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	24.2%
132	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	24.2%
132	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	24.2%
136	Burlington	Ontario	24.1%
136	Cambridge	Ontario	24.1%
138	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	24.0%
138	Oakville	Ontario	24.0%
140	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	23.9%
140	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	23.9%
140	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	23.9%
140	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	23.9%
144	Wascana	Saskatchewan	23.8%
145	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	23.7%
145	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	23.7%
145	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	23.7%
148	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	23.5%
148	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	23.5%
150	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	23.4%
150	Lethbridge	Alberta	23.4%
152	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	23.1%
152	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	23.1%
154	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	23.0%
154	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	23.0%
156	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	22.9%
156	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	22.9%
156	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	22.9%
159	Wild Rose	Alberta	22.8%
160	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	22.7%
160	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	22.7%
162	Halton	Ontario	22.6%
162	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	22.6%
162	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	22.6%
162	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	22.6%
162	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	22.6%
167	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	22.5%
168	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	22.4%
168	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	22.4%
170	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	22.3%
170	Palliser	Saskatchewan	22.3%
170	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	22.3%
173	Crowfoot	Alberta	22.2%
173	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	22.2%
173	Macleod	Alberta	22.2%
176	Calgary West	Alberta	22.1%
177	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	22.0%
178	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	21.9%
178	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	21.9%
180	Drummond	Quebec	21.8%
180	Durham	Ontario	21.8%
182	Joliette	Quebec	21.7%
182	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	21.7%
182	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	21.7%
185	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	21.6%
185	Oxford	Ontario	21.6%
187	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	21.5%
187	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	21.5%
189	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	21.4%
189	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	21.4%
189	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	21.4%
192	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	21.3%
192	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	21.3%
194	Shefford	Quebec	21.2%
195	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	21.1%
196	Medicine Hat	Alberta	21.0%
197	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	20.9%
198	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	20.8%
199	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	20.7%
199	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	20.7%
199	West Nova	Nova Scotia	20.7%
202	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	20.6%
202	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	20.6%
202	Peace River	Alberta	20.6%
202	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	20.6%
202	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	20.6%
207	Saint-Jean	Quebec	20.5%
207	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	20.5%
209	Fredericton	New Brunswick	20.3%
209	Montcalm	Quebec	20.3%
209	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	20.3%
212	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	20.2%
213	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	20.1%
213	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	20.1%
215	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	20.0%
215	Gatineau	Quebec	20.0%
215	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	20.0%
215	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	20.0%
219	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	19.9%
219	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	19.9%
219	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	19.9%
222	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	19.8%
222	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	19.8%
222	Yukon	Yukon	19.8%
225	Repentigny	Quebec	19.7%
226	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	19.6%
227	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	19.5%
228	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	19.4%
229	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	19.3%
229	Yellowhead	Alberta	19.3%
231	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	19.1%
231	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	19.1%
233	Nickel Belt	Ontario	19.0%
234	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	18.8%
235	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	18.7%
235	Pontiac	Quebec	18.7%
235	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	18.7%
238	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	18.6%
238	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	18.6%
238	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	18.6%
241	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	18.5%
241	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	18.5%
241	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	18.5%
241	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	18.5%
245	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	18.3%
246	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	18.2%
246	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	18.2%
246	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	18.2%
246	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	18.2%
250	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	18.1%
251	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	18.0%
252	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	17.9%
252	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	17.9%
252	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	17.9%
255	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	17.8%
256	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	17.7%
256	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	17.7%
258	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	17.6%
258	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	17.6%
260	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	17.5%
261	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	17.4%
261	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	17.4%
261	Kenora	Ontario	17.4%
264	Essex	Ontario	17.3%
264	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	17.3%
266	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	17.1%
266	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	17.1%
266	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	17.1%
269	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	17.0%
270	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	16.9%
271	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	16.8%
271	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	16.8%
273	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	16.7%
274	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	16.4%
275	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	16.3%
275	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	16.3%
277	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	16.2%
277	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	16.2%
279	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	16.1%
280	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	16.0%
280	Churchill	Manitoba	16.0%
280	Miramichi	New Brunswick	16.0%
283	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	15.9%
283	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	15.9%
285	Beauce	Quebec	15.7%
285	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	15.7%
285	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	15.7%
288	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	15.6%
289	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	15.4%
290	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	15.2%
290	Provencher	Manitoba	15.2%
292	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	15.1%
293	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	14.9%
293	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	14.9%
295	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	14.5%
296	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	14.3%
297	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	14.2%
298	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	14.1%
299	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	13.9%
300	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	13.4%
301	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	13.3%
302	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	13.1%
303	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	13.0%
304	Manicouagan	Quebec	12.7%
304	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	12.7%
306	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	12.4%
307	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	8.7%
308	Nunavut	Nunavut	6.4%

Value: % of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.