Dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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This table presents the 2011 and 2006 dwelling counts for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, including total private dwellings and private dwellings occupied by usual residents. It also shows the percentage change in the dwelling counts between 2006 and 2011.

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Dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2011 and 2006 censuses
Geographic name Type Total private dwellings Private dwellings occupied by usual residents
2011 2006 % change 2011 2006 % change
Geographic name: alpha sort Z to A Geographic name: alpha sort A to Z Type: alpha sort Z to A Type: alpha sort A to Z Private dwellings, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2011 - total: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, % change: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, % change: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2011 - occupied by usual residents: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2011 - occupied by usual residents: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2006 - occupied by usual residents: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2006 - occupied by usual residents: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, % change - occupied by usual residents: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, % change - occupied by usual residents: sort lowest to highest
Toronto (Ont.) CMA 2,079,459 1,894,436 9.8 1,989,705 1,801,071 10.5
Montréal (Que.) † CMA 1,696,210 1,593,498 A 6.4 1,613,260 1,525,625 A 5.7
Vancouver (B.C.) CMA 949,565 870,992 9.0 891,336 817,033 9.1
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont./Que.) CMA 526,627 480,276 A 9.7 498,636 450,333 A 10.7
Calgary (Alta.) CMA 488,451 433,616 12.6 464,001 415,592 11.6
Edmonton (Alta.) CMA 482,249 426,132 13.2 450,786 405,311 11.2
Québec (Que.) † CMA 361,447 333,864 A 8.3 345,892 318,001 A 8.8
Winnipeg (Man.) † CMA 304,779 291,903 4.4 291,316 281,745 3.4
Hamilton (Ont.) CMA 294,150 279,246 5.3 282,186 266,377 5.9
London (Ont.) CMA 211,260 198,144 6.6 195,056 184,946 5.5
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (Ont.) CMA 191,739 177,879 7.8 181,493 169,063 7.4
St. Catharines - Niagara (Ont.) CMA 174,338 166,526 4.7 160,455 156,386 2.6
Halifax (N.S.) CMA 177,295 166,757 6.3 165,153 155,138 6.5
Oshawa (Ont.) CMA 134,034 123,351 8.7 129,698 119,028 9.0
Victoria (B.C.) † CMA 167,229 155,224 7.7 153,328 145,388 5.5
Windsor (Ont.) CMA 137,098 134,010 2.3 126,843 125,848 0.8
Saskatoon (Sask.) CMA 110,314 101,081 9.1 104,237 95,257 9.4
Regina (Sask.) CMA 90,262 84,998 6.2 85,731 80,323 6.7
Sherbrooke (Que.) CMA 99,913 92,552 A 8.0 91,099 84,605 A 7.7
St. John's (N.L.) CMA 84,542 75,860 11.4 78,960 70,663 11.7
Barrie (Ont.) CMA 72,817 67,379 8.1 68,495 63,877 7.2
Kelowna (B.C.) CMA 83,836 71,889 16.6 74,942 66,925 12.0
Abbotsford - Mission (B.C.) CMA 63,821 58,099 9.8 59,317 55,948 6.0
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ont.) CMA 72,736 69,669 4.4 67,767 65,076 4.1
Saguenay (Que.) CMA 73,766 70,379 A 4.8 69,507 66,251 A 4.9
Kingston (Ont.) CMA 73,889 70,003 5.6 65,965 61,978 6.4
Trois-Rivières (Que.) CMA 74,837 68,762 A 8.8 70,138 65,153 A 7.7
Guelph (Ont.) CMA 59,362 54,526 A 8.9 54,868 51,116 A 7.3
Moncton (N.B.) CMA 62,403 55,252 12.9 58,294 51,593 13.0
Brantford (Ont.) CMA 55,115 49,480 11.4 52,726 47,847 10.2
Thunder Bay (Ont.) CMA 56,071 55,582 0.9 52,062 51,426 1.2
Saint John (N.B.) CMA 56,775 53,583 6.0 52,281 49,107 6.5
Peterborough (Ont.) CMA 53,730 52,165 3.0 48,848 46,667 4.7
Chatham-Kent (Ont.) CA 46,391 46,787 -0.8 42,992 43,708 -1.6
Cape Breton (N.S.) CA 46,632 46,460 0.4 42,325 43,101 -1.8
Kawartha Lakes (Ont.) CA 37,161 37,986 -2.2 29,681 29,509 0.6
Norfolk (Ont.) CA 27,814 26,527 4.9 25,046 24,238 3.3
Charlottetown (P.E.I.) CA 28,864 26,503 A 8.9 26,192 23,640 A 10.8
Cornwall (Ont.) CA 26,263 25,297 3.8 25,232 24,340 3.7
Shawinigan (Que.) CA 28,609 27,899 A 2.5 26,230 26,034 A 0.8
Vernon (B.C.) CA 27,860 25,567 9.0 24,426 23,043 6.0
Saint-Hyacinthe (Que.) CA 27,206 25,278 A 7.6 25,880 24,120 A 7.3
Wood Buffalo (Alta.) CA 28,548 20,974 36.1 23,544 18,395 28.0
Courtenay (B.C.) CA 26,302 24,007 A 9.6 24,512 22,367 A 9.6
Leamington (Ont.) CA 18,808 18,310 2.7 17,578 17,276 1.7
Rimouski (Que.) CA 24,620 22,830 A 7.8 23,021 21,413 A 7.5
Brandon (Man.) CA 22,990 21,377 7.5 21,951 20,352 7.9
Grande Prairie (Alta.) CA 22,979 17,955 A 28.0 21,180 17,340 A 22.1
Sorel-Tracy (Que.) CA 23,178 21,791 A 6.4 21,951 20,716 A 6.0
Truro (N.S.) CA 21,708 20,314 6.9 19,492 18,779 3.8
Joliette (Que.) CA 22,225 19,696 A 12.8 21,426 19,129 A 12.0
Victoriaville (Que.) CA 21,165 18,982 A 11.5 20,480 18,375 A 11.5
Timmins (Ont.) CA 18,806 18,642 0.9 17,811 17,381 2.5
Duncan (B.C.) CA 18,793 17,340 8.4 17,822 16,825 5.9
Penticton (B.C.) CA 20,931 19,577 A 6.9 19,200 18,576 A 3.4
Prince Albert (Sask.) CA 17,233 16,376 5.2 16,005 15,500 3.3
Rouyn-Noranda (Que.) CA 19,686 19,406 A 1.4 18,325 17,719 A 3.4
Orillia (Ont.) CA 20,134 19,141 5.2 17,107 16,326 4.8
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Que.) CA 19,050 18,034 5.6 18,295 17,514 4.5
Brockville (Ont.) CA 17,428 17,086 2.0 16,709 16,382 2.0
New Glasgow (N.S.) CA 16,788 16,348 2.7 15,256 15,052 1.4
Woodstock (Ont.) CA 16,448 15,095 A 9.0 15,694 14,514 A 8.1
Midland (Ont.) CA 16,652 15,971 A 4.3 14,715 14,237 A 3.4
Campbell River (B.C.) CA 16,409 14,929 A 9.9 15,418 14,192 A 8.6
Bathurst (N.B.) CA 15,996 15,666 A 2.1 14,580 14,166 A 2.9
Moose Jaw (Sask.) CA 15,903 15,194 4.7 15,033 14,123 6.4
Saint-Georges (Que.) CA 16,289 14,943 A 9.0 15,232 13,999 A 8.8
Val-d'Or (Que.) CA 15,089 14,326 5.3 14,263 13,562 5.2
Owen Sound (Ont.) CA 15,005 14,433 4.0 13,695 13,408 2.1
Alma (Que.) CA 14,721 14,069 A 4.6 14,126 13,431 A 5.2
Stratford (Ont.) CA 13,892 13,337 A 4.2 13,330 12,896 A 3.4
Baie-Comeau (Que.) CA 13,324 13,259 A 0.5 12,526 12,524 A 0.0
Miramichi (N.B.) CA 12,823 12,518 A 2.4 11,765 11,505 A 2.3
Thetford Mines (Que.) CA 13,856 13,528 A 2.4 12,901 12,610 A 2.3
Sept-Îles (Que.) CA 12,912 12,622 2.3 12,073 11,720 3.0
Corner Brook (N.L.) CA 11,697 11,344 A 3.1 11,110 10,745 A 3.4
Lloydminster (Alta./Sask.) CA 12,608 10,665 18.2 11,699 10,236 14.3
Parksville (B.C.) CA 14,173 12,851 10.3 12,983 12,193 6.5
Rivière-du-Loup (Que.) CA 13,310 12,250 A 8.7 12,170 11,374 A 7.0
Centre Wellington (Ont.) CA 10,729 10,267 4.5 9,945 9,543 4.2
Kentville (N.S.) CA 11,941 11,323 5.5 11,123 10,669 4.3
Port Alberni (B.C.) CA 12,210 11,612 A 5.1 11,201 10,811 A 3.6
Fort St. John (B.C.) CA 11,210 10,082 11.2 10,351 9,711 6.6
Cranbrook (B.C.) CA 11,172 10,424 7.2 10,407 9,946 4.6
Pembroke (Ont.) CA 10,401 9,857 5.5 9,941 9,409 5.7
Whitehorse (Y.T.) CA 11,167 10,250 8.9 10,525 9,332 12.8
Edmundston (N.B.) CA 10,390 10,479 A -0.8 9,705 9,695 A 0.1
Brooks (Alta.) CA 9,246 8,611 7.4 8,425 8,153 3.3
Quesnel (B.C.) CA 9,872 9,378 A 5.3 9,225 8,521 A 8.3
Williams Lake (B.C.) CA 8,372 7,971 5.0 7,630 7,548 1.1
Matane (Que.) CA 9,469 9,287 A 2.0 8,636 8,447 A 2.2
Yellowknife (N.W.T.) CA 7,286 7,159 1.8 6,938 6,616 4.9
Cobourg (Ont.) CA 8,541 7,571 12.8 8,047 7,299 10.2
North Battleford (Sask.) CA 8,312 7,863 A 5.7 7,793 7,388 A 5.5
Campbellton (N.B./Que.) CA 8,257 8,031 A 2.8 7,640 7,333 A 4.2
Yorkton (Sask.) CA 8,271 7,929 4.3 7,762 7,505 3.4
Collingwood (Ont.) CA 10,695 9,316 14.8 8,339 7,318 14.0
Amos (Que.) CA 7,580 7,408 A 2.3 7,155 7,011 A 2.1
Okotoks (Alta.) CA 8,704 5,930 A 46.8 8,423 5,762 A 46.2
Powell River (B.C.) CA 8,201 7,803 5.1 7,510 7,274 3.2
Swift Current (Sask.) CA 8,060 7,579 6.3 7,514 7,238 3.8
Port Hope (Ont.) CA 6,870 6,560 4.7 6,552 6,287 4.2
Dolbeau-Mistassini (Que.) CA 7,527 7,617 A -1.2 6,988 7,038 A -0.7
Salmon Arm (B.C.) CA 7,849 6,933 13.2 7,413 6,602 12.3
Summerside (P.E.I.) CA 7,323 6,968 5.1 6,941 6,556 5.9
Camrose (Alta.) CA 7,945 6,966 A 14.1 7,460 6,729 A 10.9
Terrace (B.C.) CA 6,673 6,447 A 3.5 6,241 5,978 A 4.4
Squamish (B.C.) CA 7,069 6,123 15.4 6,626 5,714 16.0
Kenora (Ont.) CA 7,335 6,845 7.2 6,521 6,251 4.3
Tillsonburg (Ont.) CA 7,072 6,519 8.5 6,814 6,374 6.9
Petawawa (Ont.) CA 6,354 5,849 8.6 6,037 5,329 13.3
Temiskaming Shores (Ont.) CA 6,065 5,977 A 1.5 5,704 5,671 A 0.6
Grand Falls-Windsor (N.L.) CA 6,134 5,564 10.2 5,723 5,314 7.7
Thompson (Man.) CA 5,394 5,131 A 5.1 4,741 4,813 A -1.5
Prince Rupert (B.C.) CA 6,059 6,201 -2.3 5,185 5,289 -2.0
Portage la Prairie (Man.) CA 5,649 5,498 A 2.7 5,391 5,212 A 3.4
Hawkesbury (Ont./Que.) CA 5,994 5,669 5.7 5,614 5,341 5.1
Cowansville (Que.) CA 5,789 5,461 A 6.0 5,510 5,155 A 6.9
Canmore (Alta.) CA 7,973 6,575 21.3 5,176 4,778 8.3
Cold Lake (Alta.) CA 5,626 4,834 16.4 5,150 4,314 19.4
Estevan (Sask.) CA 5,547 5,192 A 6.8 5,211 4,921 A 5.9
Lachute (Que.) CA 5,991 5,449 9.9 5,663 5,215 8.6
Ingersoll (Ont.) CA 4,998 4,670 7.0 4,785 4,572 4.7
Wetaskiwin (Alta.) CA 5,477 4,963 A 10.4 5,131 4,772 A 7.5
Elliot Lake (Ont.) CA 6,245 6,061 3.0 5,680 5,647 0.6
Steinbach (Man.) CA 5,243 4,377 A 19.8 5,098 4,248 A 20.0
Dawson Creek (B.C.) CA 5,406 4,833 11.9 4,859 4,651 4.5
Lacombe (Alta.) CA 4,686 4,041 A 16.0 4,413 3,908 A 12.9
High River (Alta.) CA 5,473 4,363 A 25.4 5,261 4,196 A 25.4
Sylvan Lake (Alta.) CA 5,922 4,630 A 27.9 4,770 3,865 A 23.4
Bay Roberts (N.L.) CA 4,601 4,214 9.2 4,218 3,929 7.4
Strathmore (Alta.) CA 4,930 3,960 A 24.5 4,577 3,795 A 20.6
Lethbridge (Alta.) CA 45,251 39,687 14.0 41,555 37,166 11.8
Kamloops (B.C.) CA 44,554 41,059 A 8.5 40,728 38,073 A 7.0
Nanaimo (B.C.) CA 44,795 40,534 10.5 41,902 38,801 8.0
Belleville (Ont.) CA 40,389 38,851 4.0 38,447 37,211 3.3
Sarnia (Ont.) CA 40,457 38,730 4.5 38,305 36,846 4.0
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Que.) CA 40,411 37,774 7.0 39,283 36,700 7.0
Fredericton (N.B.) CA 41,581 38,247 A 8.7 39,014 35,094 A 11.2
Prince George (B.C.) CA 37,176 35,019 6.2 33,990 32,808 3.6
Red Deer (Alta.) CA 38,789 34,033 A 14.0 36,346 32,800 A 10.8
Drummondville (Que.) CA 40,748 37,429 A 8.9 38,815 35,522 A 9.3
Chilliwack (B.C.) CA 38,986 34,181 A 14.1 36,234 32,359 A 12.0
Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.) † CA 36,211 35,877 0.9 34,338 33,725 1.8
Granby (Que.) CA 35,712 31,746 A 12.5 33,754 30,305 A 11.4
Medicine Hat (Alta.) CA 32,577 29,506 10.4 30,046 27,882 7.8
North Bay (Ont.) CA 29,255 27,798 5.2 27,305 26,216 4.2

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