Housing

Homeownership, shelter costs, affordability, and core housing need. — 2016 Census of Population

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Spending 30%+ on Shelter (%)

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

Distribution by riding

Share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median 22.4%; range 5.8% (Nunavut) to 47.8% (Willowdale); half of ridings between 17.9% and 28.1%.

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Median riding 22.4%

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

Each dot is one federal riding (338 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (22.4%). 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, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 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 (22.4%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	WillowdaleON	47.8%
2	Toronto CentreON	43.0%
3	Vancouver CentreBC	42.9%
4	University—RosedaleON	42.0%
5	Don Valley NorthON	41.0%
6	Spadina—Fort YorkON	40.9%
7	Richmond HillON	40.3%
8	Vancouver QuadraBC	39.3%
8	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-SoeursQC	39.3%
10	Scarborough—AgincourtON	38.8%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	NunavutNU	5.8%
337	LabradorNL	7.3%
336	Lévis—LotbinièreQC	10.4%
335	ManicouaganQC	11.5%
333	Bonavista—Burin—TrinityNL	12.0%
333	New Brunswick SouthwestNB	12.0%
332	Churchill—Keewatinook AskiMB	12.1%
330	MontarvilleQC	12.4%
330	Northwest TerritoriesNT	12.4%
329	Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQC	12.5%

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Willowdale	Ontario	47.8%
2	Toronto Centre	Ontario	43.0%
3	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	42.9%
4	University—Rosedale	Ontario	42.0%
5	Don Valley North	Ontario	41.0%
6	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	40.9%
7	Richmond Hill	Ontario	40.3%
8	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	39.3%
8	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	39.3%
10	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	38.8%
11	Don Valley East	Ontario	38.6%
12	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	38.4%
13	Brampton East	Ontario	38.2%
13	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	38.2%
15	Outremont	Quebec	38.1%
16	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	37.8%
17	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	37.6%
18	Burnaby South	British Columbia	36.9%
18	York South—Weston	Ontario	36.9%
20	York Centre	Ontario	36.8%
21	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	36.7%
22	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	36.4%
23	Davenport	Ontario	36.3%
24	Vancouver East	British Columbia	36.2%
25	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	36.0%
25	Scarborough North	Ontario	36.0%
25	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	36.0%
28	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	35.8%
29	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	35.6%
30	Halifax	Nova Scotia	35.3%
31	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	35.1%
32	Brampton South	Ontario	34.8%
32	Brampton West	Ontario	34.8%
34	Thornhill	Ontario	34.6%
35	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	34.5%
36	Etobicoke North	Ontario	34.2%
37	Victoria	British Columbia	34.0%
38	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	33.7%
38	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	33.7%
40	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	33.6%
41	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	33.5%
42	Bourassa	Quebec	33.3%
42	London North Centre	Ontario	33.3%
44	Don Valley West	Ontario	33.0%
44	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	33.0%
46	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	32.7%
47	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	32.5%
47	Beaches—East York	Ontario	32.5%
47	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	32.5%
50	North Vancouver	British Columbia	32.2%
50	Papineau	Quebec	32.2%
52	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	32.1%
53	Mont-Royal	Quebec	31.9%
54	Brampton Centre	Ontario	31.8%
54	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	31.8%
56	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	31.7%
57	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	31.6%
58	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	31.5%
59	King—Vaughan	Ontario	31.2%
60	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	31.0%
61	Vancouver South	British Columbia	30.7%
62	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	30.5%
62	Oshawa	Ontario	30.5%
64	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	30.4%
65	Hochelaga	Quebec	30.3%
66	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	30.1%
66	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	30.1%
66	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	30.1%
69	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	29.8%
70	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	29.6%
70	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	29.6%
72	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	29.5%
73	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	29.1%
73	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	29.1%
75	Brampton North	Ontario	28.9%
76	St. Catharines	Ontario	28.8%
77	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	28.6%
78	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	28.5%
78	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	28.5%
78	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	28.5%
81	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	28.4%
81	Ottawa South	Ontario	28.4%
81	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	28.4%
84	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	28.2%
85	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	28.1%
86	Vimy	Quebec	28.0%
86	Windsor West	Ontario	28.0%
88	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	27.9%
89	Calgary Centre	Alberta	27.7%
89	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	27.7%
91	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	27.6%
91	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	27.6%
93	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	27.5%
93	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	27.5%
95	Ajax	Ontario	27.4%
95	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	27.4%
97	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	27.2%
97	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	27.2%
99	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	27.0%
100	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	26.8%
100	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	26.8%
102	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	26.7%
103	York—Simcoe	Ontario	26.4%
104	Québec	Quebec	26.3%
104	Simcoe North	Ontario	26.3%
106	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	26.2%
107	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	25.8%
107	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	25.8%
109	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	25.7%
109	Sherbrooke	Quebec	25.7%
111	Niagara Centre	Ontario	25.6%
112	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	25.5%
112	Oakville	Ontario	25.5%
112	Sudbury	Ontario	25.5%
115	Abbotsford	British Columbia	25.3%
115	Burlington	Ontario	25.3%
115	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	25.3%
115	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	25.3%
115	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	25.3%
120	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	25.2%
121	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	25.1%
121	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	25.1%
121	Niagara Falls	Ontario	25.1%
124	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	24.9%
124	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	24.9%
126	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	24.8%
126	Milton	Ontario	24.8%
128	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	24.7%
128	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	24.7%
128	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	24.7%
131	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	24.6%
131	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	24.6%
131	London West	Ontario	24.6%
131	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	24.6%
135	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	24.4%
135	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	24.4%
137	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	24.3%
137	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	24.3%
137	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	24.3%
137	Waterloo	Ontario	24.3%
141	Guelph	Ontario	24.2%
142	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	24.1%
143	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	23.9%
144	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	23.8%
145	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	23.7%
146	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	23.5%
146	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	23.5%
146	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	23.5%
149	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	23.3%
149	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	23.3%
149	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	23.3%
152	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	23.2%
152	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	23.2%
154	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	23.1%
154	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	23.1%
154	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	23.1%
157	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	23.0%
158	Cambridge	Ontario	22.9%
158	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	22.9%
160	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	22.8%
160	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	22.8%
160	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	22.8%
163	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	22.6%
163	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	22.6%
165	Edmonton West	Alberta	22.5%
165	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	22.5%
165	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	22.5%
165	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	22.5%
169	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	22.4%
169	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	22.4%
171	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	22.3%
171	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	22.3%
173	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	22.2%
174	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	22.0%
175	Delta	British Columbia	21.9%
175	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	21.9%
177	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	21.8%
177	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	21.8%
177	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	21.8%
180	Whitby	Ontario	21.7%
180	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	21.7%
182	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	21.6%
183	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	21.5%
184	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	21.4%
185	Durham	Ontario	21.3%
185	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	21.3%
187	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	21.2%
188	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	21.0%
188	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	21.0%
190	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	20.9%
190	Joliette	Quebec	20.9%
190	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	20.9%
190	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	20.9%
190	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	20.9%
195	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	20.8%
196	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	20.6%
196	Lethbridge	Alberta	20.6%
196	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	20.6%
196	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	20.6%
200	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	20.4%
201	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	20.3%
201	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	20.3%
201	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	20.3%
201	Fredericton	New Brunswick	20.3%
201	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	20.3%
201	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	20.3%
207	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	20.2%
208	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	20.1%
208	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	20.1%
208	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	20.1%
211	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	20.0%
211	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	20.0%
211	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	20.0%
211	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	20.0%
215	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	19.9%
215	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	19.9%
215	Oxford	Ontario	19.9%
218	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	19.8%
219	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	19.7%
219	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	19.7%
221	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	19.6%
221	Gatineau	Quebec	19.6%
223	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	19.5%
223	Shefford	Quebec	19.5%
225	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	19.3%
225	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	19.3%
227	Foothills	Alberta	19.2%
228	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	19.0%
228	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	19.0%
228	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	19.0%
228	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	19.0%
232	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	18.9%
232	Saint-Jean	Quebec	18.9%
234	Bow River	Alberta	18.8%
235	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	18.7%
235	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	18.7%
235	Montcalm	Quebec	18.7%
238	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	18.6%
238	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	18.6%
240	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	18.5%
240	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	18.5%
240	Nepean	Ontario	18.5%
240	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	18.5%
244	Yukon	Yukon	18.4%
245	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	18.3%
246	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	18.1%
246	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	18.1%
248	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	18.0%
248	Lakeland	Alberta	18.0%
248	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	18.0%
248	West Nova	Nova Scotia	18.0%
252	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	17.9%
252	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	17.9%
252	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	17.9%
255	Drummond	Quebec	17.8%
255	Nickel Belt	Ontario	17.8%
257	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	17.7%
257	Kenora	Ontario	17.7%
257	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	17.7%
260	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	17.5%
260	Repentigny	Quebec	17.5%
260	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	17.5%
260	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	17.5%
264	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	17.4%
264	Niagara West	Ontario	17.4%
266	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	17.2%
267	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	17.0%
267	Terrebonne	Quebec	17.0%
269	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	16.8%
269	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	16.8%
269	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	16.8%
269	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	16.8%
273	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	16.7%
273	Yellowhead	Alberta	16.7%
273	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	16.7%
276	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	16.6%
277	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	16.5%
278	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	16.4%
278	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	16.4%
278	Mirabel	Quebec	16.4%
281	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	16.2%
281	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	16.2%
283	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	16.1%
283	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	16.1%
285	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	16.0%
286	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	15.9%
286	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	15.9%
286	Pontiac	Quebec	15.9%
289	Provencher	Manitoba	15.8%
290	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	15.7%
291	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	15.6%
291	Jonquière	Quebec	15.6%
293	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	15.5%
294	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	15.4%
294	Orléans	Ontario	15.4%
296	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	15.2%
296	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	15.2%
298	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	15.1%
298	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	15.1%
300	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	15.0%
300	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	15.0%
300	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	15.0%
303	Carleton	Ontario	14.9%
304	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	14.8%
304	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	14.8%
304	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	14.8%
304	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	14.8%
308	La Prairie	Quebec	14.6%
308	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	14.6%
308	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	14.6%
311	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	14.4%
312	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	14.3%
313	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	14.2%
314	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	13.9%
314	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	13.9%
314	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	13.9%
317	Essex	Ontario	13.8%
318	Beauce	Quebec	13.6%
318	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	13.6%
318	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	13.6%
321	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	13.5%
322	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	13.4%
322	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	13.4%
324	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	13.3%
324	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	13.3%
326	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	13.0%
327	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	12.7%
328	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	12.6%
329	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	12.5%
330	Montarville	Quebec	12.4%
330	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	12.4%
332	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	12.1%
333	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	12.0%
333	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	12.0%
335	Manicouagan	Quebec	11.5%
336	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	10.4%
337	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	7.3%
338	Nunavut	Nunavut	5.8%

Value: % of households spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs. Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.