Dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses

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This table presents the 2011 and 2006 dwelling counts for census subdivisions (municipalities), 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 Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses
Geographic name Type1 Total private dwellings Private dwellings occupied by usual residents
2011 2006 % change 2011 2006 % change
Note:
  1. Census subdivisions (CSDs) are classified into 54 types according to official designations adopted by provincial/territorial or federal authorities. Two exceptions are 'subdivision of unorganized' (SNO) in Newfoundland and Labrador, and 'subdivision of county municipality' (SC) in Nova Scotia, which are geographic areas created as equivalents for municipalities by Statistics Canada, in cooperation with those provinces, for the purpose of disseminating statistical data.
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
Canada †   14,569,633 13,576,855 7.3 13,320,614 12,435,520 7.1
Nova Scotia   442,155 425,681 3.9 390,279 376,829 3.6
Cole Harbour 30 (N.S.) IRI 120 67 79.1 107 65 64.6
Merigomish Harbour 31 (N.S.) IRI 0 0 ··· 0 0 ···
Bear River 6B (N.S.) IRI 1 3 -66.7 1 3 -66.7
Yarmouth 33 (N.S.) IRI 62 60 3.3 60 59 1.7
Pennal 19 (N.S.) IRI 6 5 A 20.0 6 4 A 50.0
Sheet Harbour 36 (N.S.) IRI 10 10 ··· 8 8 ···
Cambridge 32 (N.S.) IRI 53 53 ··· 53 48 10.4
Beaver Lake 17 (N.S.) IRI 5 5 ··· 5 5 ···
Ponhook Lake 10 (N.S.) IRI 5 7 -28.6 5 5 ···
Membertou 28B (N.S.) IRI 309 261 18.4 302 241 25.3
Fisher's Grant 24 (N.S.) IRI 147 126 16.7 147 126 16.7
Glooscap 35 (N.S.) IRI 24 27 -11.1 24 27 -11.1
Pomquet And Afton 23 (N.S.) IRI 130 110 18.2 126 109 15.6
Gold River 21 (N.S.) IRI 27 27 ··· 27 24 12.5
Bear River (Part) 6 (N.S.) IRI 0 26 -100.0 0 10 -100.0
Bear River (Part) 6 (N.S.) IRI 44 46 -4.3 44 44 ···
Millbrook 27 (N.S.) IRI 288 254 13.4 283 249 13.7
Wagmatcook 1 (N.S.) IRI 161 125 28.8 155 121 28.1
Shubenacadie 13 (N.S.) IRI 0 0 ··· 0 0 ···
New Ross 20 (N.S.) IRI 0 0 A ··· 0 0 A ···
Wildcat 12 (N.S.) IRI 14 12 16.7 12 9 33.3
Chapel Island 5 (N.S.) IRI 158 130 21.5 155 128 21.1
Whycocomagh 2 (N.S.) IRI 249 182 36.8 239 171 39.8
Indian Brook 14 (N.S.) IRI 366 336 8.9 366 324 13.0
Eskasoni 3 (N.S.) IRI 952 857 11.1 901 834 8.0
Yarmouth (N.S.) MD 4,918 4,906 0.2 4,202 4,082 2.9
Barrington (N.S.) MD 3,509 3,355 4.6 3,025 2,987 1.3
Clare (N.S.) MD 4,478 4,558 -1.8 3,641 3,699 -1.6
Chester (N.S.) MD 6,169 6,161 0.1 4,761 4,644 2.5
West Hants (N.S.) MD 6,205 6,097 A 1.8 5,730 5,458 A 5.0
Argyle (N.S.) MD 3,798 3,912 -2.9 3,382 3,375 0.2
Digby (N.S.) MD 4,376 4,231 3.4 3,280 3,359 -2.4
Lunenburg (N.S.) MD 13,392 13,237 1.2 10,725 10,402 3.1
East Hants (N.S.) MD 9,396 8,757 A 7.3 8,550 8,074 A 5.9
Shelburne (N.S.) MD 2,752 2,641 4.2 1,926 1,990 -3.2
St. Mary's (N.S.) MD 1,700 1,675 1.5 1,071 1,117 -4.1
Guysborough (N.S.) MD 2,827 2,889 -2.1 1,933 2,042 -5.3
Queens (N.S.) RGM 6,427 6,150 4.5 4,798 4,700 2.1
Cape Breton (N.S.) RGM 45,371 45,342 0.1 41,122 42,026 -2.2
Halifax (N.S.) RGM 177,160 166,675 6.3 165,033 155,060 6.4
Richmond, Subd. C (N.S.) SC 1,624 1,590 2.1 1,366 1,383 -1.2
Annapolis, Subd. C (N.S.) SC 2,434 2,400 1.4 2,161 2,132 1.4
Kings, Subd. C (N.S.) SC 3,805 3,529 7.8 3,585 3,385 5.9
Kings, Subd. D (N.S.) SC 2,413 2,474 -2.5 2,148 2,190 -1.9
Kings, Subd. B (N.S.) SC 5,354 5,132 4.3 4,878 4,726 3.2
Annapolis, Subd. B (N.S.) SC 1,868 1,769 5.6 1,541 1,500 2.7
Richmond, Subd. A (N.S.) SC 2,061 2,013 2.4 1,691 1,682 0.5
Antigonish, Subd. B (N.S.) SC 2,773 2,763 0.4 2,481 2,393 3.7
Annapolis, Subd. A (N.S.) SC 3,307 3,299 0.2 2,713 2,740 -1.0
Richmond, Subd. B (N.S.) SC 1,104 1,320 -16.4 722 777 -7.1
Inverness, Subd. B (N.S.) SC 2,683 2,591 3.6 2,076 2,072 0.2
Pictou, Subd. B (N.S.) SC 2,603 2,451 6.2 2,453 2,361 3.9
Pictou, Subd. A (N.S.) SC 3,824 3,772 1.4 2,729 2,687 1.6
Colchester, Subd. A (N.S.) SC 2,126 2,019 5.3 1,529 1,482 3.2
Cumberland, Subd. C (N.S.) SC 3,959 4,013 -1.3 2,214 2,245 -1.4
Antigonish, Subd. A (N.S.) SC 4,082 3,697 10.4 3,229 2,894 11.6
Inverness, Subd. C (N.S.) SC 1,956 2,068 -5.4 1,398 1,423 -1.8
Cumberland, Subd. D (N.S.) SC 3,325 3,271 1.7 1,848 1,872 -1.3
Cumberland, Subd. A (N.S.) SC 1,427 1,429 -0.1 1,004 1,002 0.2
Cumberland, Subd. B (N.S.) SC 1,856 1,895 -2.1 1,531 1,564 -2.1
Victoria, Subd. B (N.S.) SC 2,455 2,607 -5.8 1,694 1,758 -3.6
Kings, Subd. A (N.S.) SC 10,260 10,059 2.0 8,997 8,643 4.1
Colchester, Subd. B (N.S.) SC 9,149 8,545 7.1 8,047 7,750 3.8
Pictou, Subd. C (N.S.) SC 4,573 4,533 0.9 3,709 3,700 0.2
Colchester, Subd. C (N.S.) SC 6,009 5,639 6.6 5,406 5,223 3.5
Victoria, Subd. A (N.S.) SC 1,662 1,641 1.3 1,150 1,219 -5.7
Annapolis, Subd. D (N.S.) SC 1,811 1,803 0.4 1,242 1,225 1.4
Inverness, Subd. A (N.S.) SC 3,127 3,300 -5.2 2,309 2,428 -4.9
Annapolis Royal (N.S.) T 323 303 6.6 276 250 10.4
Hantsport (N.S.) T 505 532 -5.1 496 509 -2.6
Lockeport (N.S.) T 321 310 3.5 257 276 -6.9
Clark's Harbour (N.S.) T 422 407 3.7 369 375 -1.6
Mahone Bay (N.S.) T 518 497 4.2 444 425 4.5
Digby (N.S.) T 1,117 1,070 4.4 1,025 966 6.1
Bridgetown (N.S.) T 487 487 ··· 448 450 -0.4
Lunenburg (N.S.) T 1,155 1,124 2.8 1,039 988 5.2
Antigonish (N.S.) T 2,606 2,382 9.4 2,021 1,828 10.6
Canso (N.S.) T 416 429 -3.0 354 377 -6.1
Middleton (N.S.) T 935 948 -1.4 846 882 -4.1
Trenton (N.S.) T 1,169 1,171 -0.2 1,114 1,123 -0.8
Wolfville (N.S.) T 2,463 2,269 8.6 1,985 1,687 17.7
Berwick (N.S.) T 1,024 972 5.3 1,000 938 6.6
Pictou (N.S.) T 1,580 1,648 -4.1 1,483 1,546 -4.1
Port Hawkesbury (N.S.) T 1,562 1,492 4.7 1,415 1,391 1.7
Stellarton (N.S.) T 2,098 2,124 -1.2 1,995 2,041 -2.3
Shelburne (N.S.) T 903 938 -3.7 797 851 -6.3
Windsor (N.S.) T 1,669 1,555 7.3 1,600 1,449 10.4
New Glasgow (N.S.) T 4,548 4,343 4.7 4,270 4,162 2.6
Yarmouth (N.S.) T 3,539 3,323 6.5 3,144 3,129 0.5
Oxford (N.S.) T 558 538 3.7 510 500 2.0
Springhill (N.S.) T 1,718 1,762 -2.5 1,550 1,595 -2.8
Amherst (N.S.) T 4,811 4,410 9.1 4,403 4,152 6.0
Bridgewater (N.S.) T 3,996 3,735 7.0 3,795 3,595 5.6
Westville (N.S.) T 1,650 1,600 3.1 1,568 1,539 1.9
Parrsboro (N.S.) T 768 835 -8.0 639 660 -3.2
Kentville (N.S.) T 2,782 2,662 4.5 2,660 2,558 4.0
Stewiacke (N.S.) T 644 618 4.2 636 592 7.4
Mulgrave (N.S.) T 367 384 -4.4 328 353 -7.1
Truro (N.S.) T 6,262 5,876 6.6 5,756 5,557 3.6

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