While British Columbians enjoy the most square footage, one could argue Newfoundlanders are the most in need of the extra space—more than half of young adults still live under a parent’s roof.
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HIGHEST
|
LOWEST
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| New house size | |
| B.C.: 2,500 sq. feet | Quebec: 1,300 sq. feet |
| Existing house prices | |
| B.C.: $497,371 | P.E.I.: $145,113 |
| Have you bought a new car recently? % of the total population | |
| Newfoundland: 1.2% | Manitoba: 0.74% |
| Adult children living at a parent’s home % of those aged 20-29 | |
| Newfoundland: 52.2% | Saskatchewan: 31.7% |
| Holders of gun licences as a % of total population | |
| Newfoundland 14% | Ontario: 3% |
| Sources: House sizes (2010, single detached): Canadian Home Builders’ Assoc.; house prices (Average sale price of existing houses, May 2010): Canadian Real Estate Assoc.; vehicle sales (Jan.-March 2010): Statistics Canada; Adult child at home (2006): StatsCan census; Valid gun licences (March 2010): RCMP’s Canadian Firearms Program, StatsCAN | |
The full province-by-province breakdown:
| New house size | |
| B.C. |
2,500 sq. feet
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| Ontario |
2,000 sq. feet
|
| Alberta |
1,800 sq. feet
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| Manitoba |
1,600 sq. feet
|
| Saskatchewan |
1,600 sq. feet
|
| Atlantic provinces |
1,500 sq. feet
|
| Quebec |
1,300 sq. feet
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Existing house prices
| |
| B.C. |
$497,371
|
| Alberta |
$364,303
|
| Ontario |
$352,523
|
| Quebec |
$252,558
|
| Saskatchewan |
$237,618
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
$235,986
|
| Manitoba |
$229,813
|
| Nova Scotia |
$218,129
|
| New Brunswick |
$166,057
|
| P.E.I. |
$145,113
|
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Have you bought a new car recently? (% of the total population)
| |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
1.20%
|
| Alberta |
1.18%
|
| Quebec |
1.15%
|
| New Brunswick |
1.08%
|
| Nova Scotia |
1.01%
|
| Saskatchewan |
0.97%
|
| Ontario |
0.92%
|
| P.E.I. |
0.80%
|
| Manitoba |
0.74%
|
| B.C. |
0.73%
|
|
Adult children living at a parent’s home (% of those aged 20-29)
| |
| Saskatchewan |
31.7%
|
| Alberta |
31.8%
|
| Quebec |
38.7%
|
| New Brunswick |
39.6%
|
| Nova Scotia |
39.9%
|
| Manitoba |
39.9%
|
| P.E.I. |
44.2%
|
| B.C. |
44.4%
|
| Ontario |
51.5%
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
52.2%
|
|
Holders of gun licenses (% of total population)
| |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
1.19%
|
| Alberta |
1.18%
|
| Quebec |
1.15%
|
| Nova Scotia |
1.09%
|
| New Brunskwick |
1.09%
|
| Saskatchewan |
0.97%
|
| Ontario |
0.92%
|
| P.E.I. |
0.80%
|
| B.C. and the territories |
0.74%
|
| Manitoba |
0.74%
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