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Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling, 2016 counts, Canada and census metropolitan areas, 2016 Census – 100% data

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Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling, 2016 counts, Canada and census metropolitan areas, 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, the selected province or territory, and the census metropolitan areas within the selected province or territory. 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	Type	Prov. / Terr.	Structural type of dwelling^{Footnote 1}
Geographic name	Type	Prov. / Terr.	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	empty cell	empty cell	14,072,080	7,541,495	1,391,040	2,539,390	891,305	698,800	784,300	36,005	189,755
Sherbrooke	CMA	Que.	95,580	42,630	2,000	37,450	2,455	4,320	5,815	375	530
St. Catharines - Niagara	CMA	Ont.	168,485	112,400	9,860	19,275	10,735	9,115	6,175	635	285
St. John's	CMA	N.L.	85,015	46,450	545	6,705	6,160	3,990	20,870	160	135
Thunder Bay	CMA	Ont.	52,545	36,240	2,555	7,400	1,390	2,045	2,380	125	415
Toronto	CMA	Ont.	2,135,905	846,405	626,905	214,365	195,245	158,815	89,975	3,555	640
Trois-Rivières	CMA	Que.	72,505	33,720	1,070	25,140	1,845	4,785	5,310	360	270
Vancouver	CMA	B.C.	960,895	282,355	160,060	242,205	93,415	20,530	156,445	1,305	4,580
Victoria	CMA	B.C.	162,715	64,230	10,405	44,285	10,210	6,010	25,580	305	1,690
Windsor	CMA	Ont.	132,915	90,965	13,085	11,375	7,365	5,645	4,050	160	265
Winnipeg	CMA	Man.	306,550	190,205	36,880	51,420	10,265	10,810	5,120	355	1,495

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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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