Housing 2010
Housing: 2010 Archive
Affordable housing - rented or owned - is a big factor in quality of life and is important in attracting workers to our community. Emergency shelter and long-term care beds also indicate how well we serve those most in need.
- Number of Social Housing Units
- Percentage of Seniors That Can be Served from all Long-Term Care Beds
- Average Nightly Number of Emergency Shelter Beds
- Housing Starts
Supplementary Local and National Comparison Information
8-1 The Number of Social Housing Units is an indicator of the quantity of subsidized and/or affordable housing in our community.
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Waterloo Region | 45 | 44 | 44 |
Ontario Median | 45 | 44 | 42 |
Source: OMBI 2008
8-2 The Percentage of Seniors That Can Be Served From All Long-Term Care Beds is an indication of the number of our citizens over the age of 75 that have access to long term care facilities.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Waterloo Region | 10.4 | 10 | 9.3 | 9 |
Ontario Median | 10.2 | 10 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
Source: OMBI 2008
8-3 The Average Nightly Number of Emergency Shelter Beds is an indicator of the number of beds required by the homeless in our community.
| 2006 | 2007 |
Waterloo Region | 34 | 33 |
Ontario Median | 34 | 34 |
Source: OMBI 2007
8-4 Total Housing Starts is an indicator of the number of new houses being built and the economic outlook of our community.
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Total Starts | 2821 | 3509 | 3537 | 4130 | 3955 | 3912 | 3763 | 3599 | 2740 | 2634 |
Rental Starts | 183 | 601 | 691 | 395 | 577 | 733 | 490 | 266 | 666 | 493 |
Source:http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/about/cahoob07/data/upload/Table9_EN_w.xls
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