Dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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This table presents the 2011 and 2006 dwelling counts for Canada, the provinces and the territories, 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.

Data table

Dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses
Geographic name 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 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
Ontario  † 5,308,785 4,972,869 6.8 4,887,508 4,554,251 7.3
Quebec  † 3,685,926 3,452,300 6.8 3,395,343 3,188,713 6.5
British Columbia  † 1,945,365 1,788,474 8.8 1,764,637 1,642,715 7.4
Alberta  † 1,505,007 1,335,745 12.7 1,390,275 1,256,192 10.7
Manitoba  † 512,689 491,724 4.3 466,138 448,766 3.9
Saskatchewan  † 460,512 438,621 5.0 409,645 387,160 5.8
Nova Scotia  442,155 425,681 3.9 390,279 376,829 3.6
New Brunswick  348,465 331,619 5.1 314,007 295,871 6.1
Newfoundland and Labrador  250,275 235,958 6.1 208,842 197,245 5.9
Prince Edward Island  66,943 62,753 6.7 56,462 53,084 6.4
Northwest Territories  17,175 16,774 2.4 14,700 14,224 3.3
Yukon  16,259 15,296 6.3 14,117 12,615 11.9
Nunavut  10,077 9,041 11.5 8,661 7,855 10.3

Symbols

···
not applicable
†
excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A
adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E
use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.

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