Percentage of owner households spending 30% or more income on shelter costs by census division, 2016

This service shows the proportion of average total income of households which is spent on shelter costs by census division. The data is from the Census Profile, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001.

Shelter-cost-to-income ratio is calculated for private households living in owned or rented dwellings who reported a total household income greater than zero.

Private households living in band housing, located on an agricultural operation that is operated by a member of the household, and households who reported a zero or negative total household income are excluded.

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 total income data. The reference period for shelter cost data is 2016, while household total income is reported for the year 2015. As well, for some households, the 2015 household total income may represent income for only part of a year.

For additional information refer to the 2016 Census Dictionary for 'Total income' and 'Shelter cost'.

To have a cartographic representation of the ecumene with this socio-economic indicator, it is recommended to add as the first layer, the “NRCan - 2016 population ecumene by census division” web service, accessible in the data resources section below.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:33 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 15:58 (UTC)
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title_fr	Pourcentage de ménages propriétaires dépensant 30 % ou plus de leur revenu en frais de logement par division de recensement, 2016
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