British-Columbia Homeowners

THE DOMICILE AT A GLANCE: BRITISH When you take away the Rockies, the British Columbia landscape is very similar to the rest of Canada. Homes with fewer rooms are slightly more common, as are two-bathroom homes. COLUMBIA HOMEOWNERS 2 QUT 3 50.9% 49.1% OF WITHOUT WITH MORTGAGE MORTGAGE B.-C. HOUSEHOLDS OWN *THEIR * DOMICILE TYPE OF HOME CONSTRUCTION 31% APARTMENTS & CONDOS 11% SEMI-DETACHED 4% OTHER KINDS 70 OF HOMES 53% HOMES DETACHED NUMBER OF BATHROOMS 40.5% 31.0% OF HOMES HAVE 1-4 ROOMS OF HOMES HAVE 7+ROOMS two (or more) one 49% 51% The number of rooms can be used as a baseline to estimate the number of smaller appartments and condo units (1-4 rooms) and larger houses (7+ rooms). MOST USED HEATING EQUIPMENT 100%- --- MOST U SED COMBUSTIBLE 80% FOR HEATING 60% 100% 40% 80% 20% ---- 0% .-- 60% 40% m. 20% water hot air wood electricity oil gas elec. wood Domicile Experts in marketing + communications DomicileExperts.com Source: Les habitudes de dépense au Canada Statistique Canada 2009