Age categories served as % of total, by age group
| % 0 – 2 years |
4.5
|
|---|---|
| % 3 – 5 years |
6.0
|
| % 6 – 11 years |
12.0
|
| % 12 – 17 years |
10.7
|
| % 18 – 30 years |
17.2
|
| % 31 – 44 years |
22.4
|
| % 45 – 64 years |
19.6
|
| % 65 + years |
7.7
|
| % Children |
33.1
|
| % Seniors |
7.7
|
Primary source of income
| % Social Assistance |
27.7
|
|---|---|
| % Disability-Related Income Support |
12.2
|
| % Job Income |
18.1
|
| % Pension |
9.2
|
| % No Income |
16.9
|
| % Other Income |
7.9
|
| % Employment Insurance (CWLB, CRSB, CRCB) [1] |
3.5
|
| % Canada Child Benefit |
2.3
|
| % Student Loan |
2.2
|
Household type
| % Two-Parent Families |
22.8
|
|---|---|
| % Single Parent Families |
17.3
|
| % Couples With No Children |
9.3
|
| % Single People |
41.9
|
| % Other |
8.8
|
Housing type
| % Market Rental |
69.5
|
|---|---|
| % Social Housing |
12.8
|
| % Homeowners |
7.1
|
| % Band-Owned Housing |
1.1
|
| % Unhoused/Temporary Shelters |
6.1
|
| % Other |
3.4
|
Other demographic information
| % Women 18+ |
51.0
|
|---|---|
| % First Nations, Métis, or Inuit people |
9.0
|
| % Racialized communities [2] |
45.5
|
| % In Canada for less than 10 years |
32.0
|
| % Post-secondary students |
7.7
|
[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.