Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data

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This table presents the 2016 and 2011 dwelling counts for census divisions, including total private dwellings and private dwellings occupied by usual residents. It also shows the percentage change in the dwelling counts between 2011 and 2016.

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Dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses. This table presents the 2016 and 2011 dwelling counts for census divisions, including total private dwellings and private dwellings occupied by usual residents. It also shows the percentage change in the dwelling counts between 2011 and 2016. Same-page links within the first column 'Geographic name' will move focus to the map beneath the table. When sorting the table headers (ascending or descending), the page reloads and focus moves to the top of the table.
Geographic name	Type^{Footnote 1}	Prov. / Terr.	Total private dwellings			Private dwellings occupied by usual residents
Geographic name	Type^{Footnote 1}	Prov. / Terr.	2016	2011	% change	2016	2011	% change

Canada^{Footnote 2}			15,412,443	14,569,633	5.8	14,072,079	13,320,614	5.6
Toronto	CDR	Ont.	1,179,057	1,107,851	6.4	1,112,929	1,047,877	6.2
Greater Vancouver	RD	B.C.	1,027,613	949,565	8.2	960,894	891,336	7.8
Montréal	TÉ	Que.	939,112	907,393	3.5	870,373	849,443	2.5
Division No. 6	CDR	Alta.	586,269	527,608	11.1	558,912	500,103	11.8
Division No. 11	CDR	Alta.	557,547	500,940	11.3	518,951	467,064	11.1
Peel	RM	Ont.	443,918	416,848 Revised ^r	6.5	430,180	402,938 Revised ^r	6.8
Ottawa	CDR	Ont.	395,985	370,217	7.0	373,756	353,244	5.8
York	RM	Ont.	369,928	334,447	10.6	357,084	323,543	10.4
Division No. 11	CDR	Man.	295,343	281,425	4.9	282,116	269,665	4.6
Québec	TÉ	Que.	282,180	269,589 Revised ^r	4.7	267,144	258,860 Revised ^r	3.2
Durham	RM	Ont.	233,936	220,598	6.0	227,906	213,746	6.6
Hamilton	CDR	Ont.	222,918	214,542	3.9	211,596	203,806	3.8
Waterloo	RM	Ont.	214,299	202,121	6.0	203,832	191,599	6.4
Simcoe	CTY	Ont.	206,549	195,388	5.7	183,536	169,463	8.3
Middlesex^{Footnote 2}	CTY	Ont.	203,349	195,679	3.9	190,045	180,278	5.4
Halton	RM	Ont.	198,164	182,306 Revised ^r	8.7	192,977	179,014 Revised ^r	7.8
Niagara	RM	Ont.	196,241	188,877	3.9	183,828	174,685	5.2
Halifax	CTY	N.S.	187,478	177,295	5.7	173,459	165,153	5.0
Capital^{Footnote 2}	RD	B.C.	183,562	177,977	3.1	170,157	160,634	5.9
Longueuil	TÉ	Que.	183,008	175,704	4.2	175,735	169,281	3.8
Essex	CTY	Ont.	168,569	164,733	2.3	159,053	152,293	4.4
Laval	TÉ	Que.	165,686	159,509	3.9	160,328	154,456	3.8
Division No. 1	CDR	N.L.	131,336	120,500	9.0	112,620	105,921	6.3
Division No. 11	CDR	Sask.	129,632	116,065	11.7	119,128	108,926	9.4
Gatineau	TÉ	Que.	125,608	117,769	6.7	118,385	112,758	5.0

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revised. The 2011 count for this area has been revised

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Footnote 1

Census divisions are classified into 12 types according to official designations adopted by provincial or territorial authorities. Two exceptions are 'census division / division de recensement' (CDR) and 'territory / territoire' (TER), which are geographic units created as equivalents by Statistics Canada, in cooperation with the provinces and territories, for the purpose of disseminating statistical data.

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Footnote 2

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

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