Facts & Figures
4.2 million - number of households in Ontario. (Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp.)
2,000 square feet - Average size of a new home in Ontario with a lot measuring 50 feet wide and 115 feet long. (Canadian Home Builders' Assoc.)
10,000 to 15,000 - Number of bricks it takes to build a house in the GTA. (Hanson Brick, formerly Canada Brick)
59% - Percentage of Ontario homeowners who have mortgages. (RBC Financial Group)
26% - Percentage of Ontario Homeowners who have borrowed against the equity in their mortgages. (RBC Financial Group)
40,000 - Number of people who will be squeezed out of the housing market because of a 1 per cent rise in interest rates. (Ontario Home Builders' Assoc.)
68% - Percentage of households that own their own homes. (CMHC)
14% - Portion of Canadian homes that had a bathroom 100 years ago. (OHBA)
41:59 - Ratio of new home sales to resale sales (for all types of housing, including condos) in the GTA in 2000. (Greater Toronto Home Builders' Assoc. and Toronto Real Estate Board)
$105,000 - Average amount of money owed by Ontario mortgage holders, which will take 11 years to pay off. (RBC Financial Group)
17 weeks - Average construction timeframe for a single detached house in Canada. (CHBA)
75% - 100% - Average return-on-investment for a kitchen renovation. (Appraisal Institute of Canada)
50% - 80% - Average return-on-investment for a furnace/heating system upgrade. (Appraisal Institute of Canada)
0% - 25% - Average return-on-investment for installing a skylight. (Appraisal Institute of Canada)
175,000 Oakville's population (2005)
By 2021, Oakville's population is expected to increase by approximately 75,000.
One-quarter of Canada's population lives within a 100 mile (160 km) radius of Oakville.
Of the 4,500 employers in Oakville, over 260 are national and international corporate headquarters representing the automotive, technology, business service, aerospace, pharmaceutical and tourism sector.
Oakville boasts an $81.5 million tourism sector, with over 1.4 million visitors annually.
Oakville has over 1,328 hectares (over 3,000 acres) of parkland and over 126 km of trails.
Oakville has approximately 83 soccer fields, 74 baseball diamond and two field hockey pitches that are all used by the public and local sports organizations.
Oakville has an inventory of 22 million square feet of industrial space, and over 1.8 million square feet of office space, with lease rates and property taxes that are competitive with other suburban locations. (2004)
The Halton School Board has an enrollment of 11,454 elementary students in 25 schools, and has 5,773 students attending six secondary public schools. The Roman Catholic Seperate School Board has an enrollment of 8,177 elementary students within 15 schools and another 3,371 students that attend three high schools in Oakville.
Oakville is home to over 22 independent preschools, elementary schools, or high schools. This is one of the largest groups of independent schools in Canada.
Oakville is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) which is Canada's largest metropolitan area with a total population of about 5.3 million.
The Greater Toronto Area is home to 15 percent of Canada's businesses and 16 percent of the nation's workforce.
