Age categories served as % of total, by age group
| % 0 – 2 years |
4.3
|
|---|---|
| % 3 – 5 years |
5.7
|
| % 6 – 11 years |
12.1
|
| % 12 – 17 years |
10.9
|
| % 18 – 30 years |
16.1
|
| % 31 – 44 years |
22.4
|
| % 45 – 64 years |
20.1
|
| % 65 + years |
8.3
|
| % Children |
33
|
| % Seniors |
8.3
|
Primary source of income
| % Social Assistance |
28.7
|
|---|---|
| % Disability-Related Income Support |
11.7
|
| % Job Income |
19.4
|
| % Pension |
9.2
|
| % No Income |
15.3
|
| % Other Income |
8
|
| % Employment Insurance [1] |
3.2
|
| % Canada Child Benefit |
2.6
|
| % Student Loan |
1.9
|
Household type
| % Two-Parent Families |
23.1
|
|---|---|
| % Single Parent Families |
17.5
|
| % Couples With No Children |
8.8
|
| % Single People |
42.2
|
| % Other |
8.3
|
Housing type
| % Market Rental |
70.4
|
|---|---|
| % Social Housing |
12.6
|
| % Homeowners |
7.5
|
| % Band-Owned Housing |
0.9
|
| % Unhoused/Temporary Shelters |
6.3
|
| % Other |
2.4
|
Other demographic information
| % Women 18+ |
51.4
|
|---|---|
| % First Nations, Métis, or Inuit People |
9
|
| % Racialized Communities [2] |
46.2
|
| % In Canada for Less than 10 Years |
34
|
| % Post-Secondary Students |
7.6
|
[1]
Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (previously CRB), Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit, Canada Recovery Caregiver Benefit.
[2]
“Racialized communities” refers to whether survey respondents indicated that they belong to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act. The question was first included in the 2021 HungerCount survey, and so there are no results from 2019.