HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 270 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 62% (2021) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | 61% (2021) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 40% (2021) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 32% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Ages 16-24: 13% (2021) |
Individuals identifiying as Indigenous: | 23% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | Non-cis gender: 2% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 33% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 65% (2021) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | Guelph: 1.3% (2023)
Wellington: 2.0% (2023) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | Guelph: 2.0% (2023)
Wellington: n/a |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | Guelph: 0.9% (2023)
Wellington: 2.4% (2023) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | Guelph: $1,159/month (2023)
Wellington: n/a |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | Guelph: $1,508/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | Guelph: $1,652/month (2023)
Wellington: $1,457/month (2023) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and Individual visits to food bank (#): | Province wide: 681,292 (March 2023) |
Total welfare income (single individual): | $10,473 (2023) |