Type of Dwelling Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling, percentage distribution (2016), Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 100% data

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Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling, percentage distribution (2016), Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 100% data. This table shows population counts and distributions from the 2016 and 2011 censuses, as well as percentage change from 2011 to 2016, for private dwellings by structural type for Canada, the provinces and the territories. The column headings are: geographic name, type, province / territory, total, single-detached house, apartment with 5 or more storeys, apartment with fewer than 5 storeys, row house, semi-detached house, apartment or flat in a duplex, other single-attached house, movable dwelling. The rows are: geographic areas along with their corresponding values. 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	Structural type of dwelling^{Footnote 1}
Geographic name	Total	Single-detached house	Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys	Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys	Row house	Semi-detached house	Apartment or flat in a duplex	Other single-attached house	Movable dwelling^{Footnote 2}

Canada	100.0	53.6	9.9	18.0	6.3	5.0	5.6	0.3	1.3
Nunavut	100.0	44.3	1.1	13.3	30.1	9.0	1.8	0.2	0.2
Northwest Territories	100.0	57.6	3.0	15.9	10.6	6.5	2.6	0.4	3.4
Ontario	100.0	54.3	17.2	10.1	8.9	5.6	3.4	0.2	0.3
British Columbia	100.0	44.1	9.4	20.5	7.9	3.0	12.2	0.2	2.6
Alberta	100.0	61.9	4.1	14.6	7.6	5.7	2.8	0.1	3.1
Yukon	100.0	61.9	0.3	11.6	6.2	7.6	4.0	0.5	7.8
Newfoundland and Labrador	100.0	73.3	0.3	5.3	4.8	3.9	11.5	0.2	0.7
Saskatchewan	100.0	72.7	2.4	13.2	4.3	2.9	2.2	0.2	2.2
Prince Edward Island	100.0	69.2	0.1	15.2	3.7	5.6	1.7	0.2	4.3
Manitoba	100.0	67.8	8.0	13.7	3.5	3.2	1.4	0.2	2.1
New Brunswick	100.0	69.3	1.2	13.8	2.8	3.9	4.2	0.4	4.3
Quebec	100.0	45.4	5.3	32.7	2.6	5.3	7.5	0.5	0.7
Nova Scotia	100.0	65.5	5.3	14.5	2.5	5.1	3.1	0.2	3.7

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Note(s):

Footnote 1

'Structural type' refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 2

The category 'Movable dwelling' includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats, recreational vehicles and railroad cars.

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