Housing

This section describes the affordability of housing and the physical condition of private dwellings in Sudbury and districts. The percentage of households that spent 30% or more of total income on shelter can be considered a measure of housing affordability.

Highlights

• Compared to Ontario, a lower percentage of households spent more than 30% of household income on shelter costs in Sudbury and districts.
• Across both Sudbury and districts and Ontario, more tenant-occupied households spent more than 30% of household income on housing than owner-occupied households.

Note: Household refers to private, non-farm, non-reserve dwellings.

Statistics Canada, 2016 Census

Figure 7.1: Percentage (%) of households spending 30% or more of household income on shelter costs, by type of household, by geographic area, 2016

Data table for Figure 7.1: Percentage (%) of households spending 30% or more of household income on shelter costs, by type of household, by geographic area, 2016

Geography	Tenant-occupied household	Owner-occupied household	All households
Sudbury and districts	40.4	12.1	21.2
Ontario	45.7	19.8	27.7

Major repairs

Major repairs refer to the repair of defective plumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc.

Highlights

• In Manitoulin District, approximately 16% of occupied private dwellings required major repairs, which is approximately two times greater than the provincial percentage. All three Census Divisions (CDs), and Sudbury and districts overall, exceeded the percentage in need of major repair in Ontario (6%).

Statistics Canada, 2016 Census

Figure 7.2: Percentage (%) of occupied private dwellings requiring major* repairs, by geographic area, 2016

Data table for Figure 7.2: Percentage (%) of occupied private dwellings requiring major* repairs, by geographic area, 2016

	Manitoulin District	Sudbury District	Greater Sudbury	Sudbury and districts	Ontario
Major repairs	16.3	11.8	7.4	8.5	6.1

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This item was last modified on November 20, 2018