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- Average Nightly Number of Emergency Shelter Beds Available
- Number of Social Housing Units
- Percentage of Social Housing Waiting List Placed Annually
- Percentage of Population over 75 years of age that can be served from all Long-Term Care Beds in the Region
- Rental Vacancy Rate
- Rental Vacancy Rates for 2-Bedrooms
- Rental Vacancy Rate for 1 Bedroom
- Rental Vacancy Rate for 3 Bedrooms
- Cost of Rent - 1 Bedroom Apt. and Housing Allowances
- Percent Gross Minimum Wage Needed for Average Market 1 & 2 Bed Apartment
- Residential Building Permits
- New Housing Price Index
- Average MLS Housing Price
Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources
8-1 Average Nightly Number of Emergency Shelter Beds Available
| 2006 | 2007 | |
| Waterloo Region | 34 | 33 |
| Ontario Median | 34 | 34 |
Source: OMBI 2007
8-2 Number of Social Housing Units
| 2006 | 2007 | |
| Waterloo Region | 45 | 44 |
| Ontario Median | 48 | 46 |
Source: OMBI 2007
8-3 Percentage of Social Housing Waiting List Placed Annually
| 2006 | 2007 | |
| Waterloo Region | 28 | 31 |
| Ontario Median | 24 | 22 |
Source: OMBI 2007
8-4 Percentage of Population over 75 years of age that can be served from all Long-Term Care Beds in the Region
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Waterloo Region | 10.4 | 10 | 9.3 |
| Ontario Median | 10.2 | 10 | 9.3 |
Source: OMBI 2007
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Waterloo Region | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Ontario | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Canada | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Source:http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/about/cahoob07/data/upload/Table9_EN_w.xls
8-6 Rental Vacancy Rates for 2-Bedrooms
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Waterloo Region | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
| All CMAs | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
Source: Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation, "Housing Market Information: Rental Market Statistics," data for 2006 are from the 2007 edition, tables 9 and 10 pages 27 and 28, respectively. Data for 2007 data are from the 2008 edition, tables 8 and 9 and 10, pages 28-30.
8-7 Rental Vacancy Rate for 1 Bedroom
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Waterloo Region | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
Source: Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation, "Housing Market Information: Rental Market Statistics
8-8 Rental Vacancy Rate for 3 Bedrooms
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Waterloo Region | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
Source: Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation, "Housing Market Information: Rental Market Statistics
8-9 Cost of Rent - 1 Bedroom Apt. and Housing Allowances
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Average 1-Bedroom Rent Cost | 668 | 690 | 712 |
| Shelter Allowance - Ontario Works | 335 | 342 | n.a. |
| Shelter Allowance - Ontario Disability | 427 | 436 | n.a. |
Source: Waterloo Region Housing Stability, May 2008, www.hhug.ca.
8-10 Percent Gross Minimum Wage Needed for Average Market 1 & 2 Bed Apartment
1 Bedroom 51.3
2 Bedroom 61.7
No Source.
8-11 Residential Building Permits
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Waterloo Region | 572.7 | 481 | 481 |
Source: CMHC: Residential Building Activity, 2007, http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/odpub/esub/64685/64685_2008_A01.pdf
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Waterloo Region | 125.1 | 131.4 | 136.8 | 138.9 |
| Canada | 123.2 | 129.4 | 142 | 153 |
Source: CMHC: Housing Costs, 2007, http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/odpub/esub/64691/64691_2008_A01.pdf
8-13 Average MLS Housing Price
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| Waterloo Region | 159,718 | 154,725 | 145,015 | 138,896 | 141,683 | 135,452 | 134,839 | 141,387 |
| Ontario | 173,775 | 171,968 | 161,187 | 156,264 | 159,873 | 155,163 | 155,725 | 164,301 |
| Canada | 141,985 | 148,514 | 149,850 | 152,893 | 157,906 | 150,720 | 150,886 | 154,606 |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Waterloo Region | 143,104 | 146,495 | 157,317 | 164,548 | 177,559 | 188,905 | 205,639 | 220,511 |
| Ontario | 167,112 | 174,049 | 183,841 | 193,357 | 210,901 | 226,824 | 245,230 | 263,042 |
| Canada | 152,365 | 158,145 | 163,992 | 171,743 | 188,754 | 207,111 | 226,337 | 249,201 |
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Waterloo Region | 237,913 | 252,439 | ||||||
| Ontario | 278,455 | 299,544 | ||||||
| Canada | 276,959 | 307,265 |
Source: CMHC http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/about/cahoob07/data/upload/Table4_EN_w.xls Affordable housing - both rented and owned - is a big factor in quality of life and is important in attracting workers to our community.
8-14 Average Rent 2 Bedroom Apartment
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Waterloo Region | 630 | 641 | 660 | 697 | 722 | 750 | 754 |
| Ontario | 726 | 761 | 785 | 829 | 863 | 883 | 886 |
| Canada | 597 | 616 | 628 | 648 | 672 | 694 | 704 |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |||
| Waterloo Region | 765 | 811 | 824 | 829 | 845 | ||
| Ontario | 898 | 903 | 919 | n/a | n/a | ||
| Canada | 720 | 732 | 755 | n/a | n/a |
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canadian Housing Observer 2007
8-15 Average Annual Rent for 2 Bedroom Apartments as a Percent of Median Annual Census Family Income
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Waterloo Region | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.6 |
| Ontario | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.6 |
| Canada | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.2 |
Source: For Median Income, Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 111-0009, Source: Average annual rents are from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
8-16 Average Annual Rent for Two Bedroom Apartments as a Percent of Median Yearly Income
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Waterloo Region | 15.11 | 14.84 | 15.29 | 14.26 | 15.04 | 14.73 | 14.76 |
| Ontario | 18.29 | 18.21 | 18.20 | 18.05 | 17.25 | 17.28 | 17.56 |
| Canada | 17.08 | 17.15 | 16.76 | 16.47 | 15.82 | 15.45 | 15.68 |
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||
| Waterloo Region | 15.62 | 15.40 | 14.93 | 14.56 | 14.87 | ||
| Ontario | 17.66 | 17.62 | 17.34 | 17.06 | 17.07 | ||
| Canada | 16.00 | 15.80 | 15.56 | 15.24 | 15.20 |
Source for rent data: Canadian Housing Observer: Average Rent for Two-Bedroom Apartments,
Canada, Provinces and Metropolitan Areas, 1992-2005 (dollars) based on CMHC (Rental Market Survey). . Source: Statistics Canada. Income Trends in Canada 1980-2005. Table 202-0411
8-17 Ratio of MLS Average Residential Prices and Median Census Family Pre-Tax Income
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Waterloo Region | 2.59 | 2.6 | 2.69 | 2.82 | 2.97 | 3.1 |
| Ontario | 3.3 | 3.31 | 3.54 | 3.75 | 3.92 | 4.08 |
| Canada | 3.23 | 3.21 | 3.43 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.11 |
Source for CMA data: Average residential prices found through Canadian Housing Observer, Table 6. http://www.cmhc.ca/en/corp/about/cahoob/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=96839. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation based on data ; Source for CA data: Median Census family income found through Statistics Canada special request.The housing prices were acquired through a CREA special request. Series MLS104859, MLS104451, MLS104171, MLS104187, MLS104203.
8-18 Proportion of Units Requiring Major Repair
| 2001 | 2006 | |
| Waterloo Region | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Ontario | 7.4 | 6.6 |
| Canada | 8.2 | 7.5 |
Source: Statistics Canada. 2006 data from Census Community Profiles for 2006.
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