HOMELESSNESS
| Episodically homeless: | 13% (2018) |
| Chronically homeless: | 39% (2018) |
| Unsheltered: | 12.89% (2018) |
| Emergency sheltered: | 37.83% (2018) |
| Temporarily housed: | 30.93% (2018) |
| Staying in VAW shelters: | 15.46% (2018) |
HOUSING
| No. of social housing units: |
6,400 (2017) |
| No. of households on rent-geared-to-income waitlist: |
6,074 (2016) |
| 1-bedroom Vacancy Rate (Oshawa only): |
3.9% (2018) |
| 2-bedroom Vacancy Rate (Oshawa only): |
2.3% (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (bachelor) (Oshawa only): |
$845/mo. (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (1 bdrm) (Oshawa only): |
$1168/mo. (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (2 bdrm) (Oshawa only): |
$1246/mo. (2018) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
| Income assistance for renters/home owners (single person/mo.): |
$706 (2016) |
| Number of Ontario Works caseloads (people collecting social assistance): |
9,437 (June 2013) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
|
Percentage of Aboriginal households in core housing need (Oshawa only): |
13.2 % (2011) |
| Percentage of PiT Count respondents self-identifying as Indigenous: | 21% (2018) |
| Percentage of Indigenous Peoples in the general population: | 2% (2018) |