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Table 6
Percentage of households spending 30% or more of their income on shelter for renter and owner households, Canada, 2001 and 2006
Renter and owner households Households spending 30% or more of their income on shelter
2001 2006 Difference
percentage percentage points

Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006.

All households 24.1 24.9 0.8
Renter households 39.6 40.3 0.7
Owner households 16.0 17.8 1.8
With mortgage 23.6 25.7 2.1
Condominium 32.3 37.5 5.2
Standard (non-condominium) 22.7 24.2 1.5
Without mortgage 6.7 6.9 0.2
Condominium 13.1 14.4 1.3
Standard (non-condominium) 6.1 6.1 0.0