Housing

bold = core indicator for 2010 (measured and compared across Canada)
italics = local indicators recommended by the Sounding Board

• Gross shelter income ratio
  
• Average housing prices as a proportion of median census family income
  
• Rental vacancy rate
  
• Number of beds in homeless shelters
  
• Average rent as a proportion of median household income
  
• Proportion of dwelling units requiring major repair
  
  
• Availability and quality of affordable housing
  
• Incidence of homelessness by age group and gender