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

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Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling, 2016 counts, Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 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 or census agglomerations 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
Abbotsford - Mission	CMA	B.C.	62,630	28,405	1,060	13,525	4,815	1,570	12,830	80	330
Alma	CA	Que.	14,470	7,510	50	3,335	245	1,065	2,040	155	70
Arnprior	CA	Ont.	6,795	4,790	55	920	430	415	90	15	90
Baie-Comeau	CA	Que.	12,365	7,160	110	2,310	300	755	375	70	1,280
Barrie	CMA	Ont.	72,535	50,140	3,985	6,085	6,100	2,355	3,735	85	50
Bathurst	CA	N.B.	13,970	10,125	5	1,325	740	525	830	85	330
Bay Roberts	CA	N.L.	4,500	4,130	0	65	80	85	120	10	10
Belleville	CMA	Ont.	43,000	29,610	2,540	5,850	1,950	1,530	980	160	375
Brandon	CA	Man.	23,645	13,330	700	4,640	1,685	1,095	615	40	1,545
Brantford	CMA	Ont.	52,530	35,165	3,900	4,620	4,280	2,735	1,625	195	15
Brockville	CA	Ont.	16,915	11,305	585	2,865	840	1,005	125	100	90
Brooks	CA	Alta.	8,515	5,610	0	795	545	390	250	0	925
Calgary	CMA	Alta.	519,690	302,795	32,925	76,785	49,210	33,085	22,075	305	2,525
Campbell River	CA	B.C.	16,390	10,550	5	2,365	965	835	785	5	875
Campbellton	CA	N.B./Que.	7,090	4,890	5	1,085	285	200	355	95	175
Campbellton (New Brunswick part)	CA	N.B.	5,860	3,930	0	960	245	140	315	95	170
Campbellton (Quebec part)	CA	Que.	1,230	960	0	125	40	60	35	5	5
Camrose	CA	Alta.	8,055	4,975	65	1,640	440	580	205	10	145
Canmore	CA	Alta.	5,740	2,540	85	1,210	1,075	470	345	5	5
Cape Breton	CA	N.S.	43,085	31,650	215	4,370	735	2,875	1,920	75	1,240
Carleton Place	CA	Ont.	12,435	9,420	110	955	940	725	95	35	155
Centre Wellington	CA	Ont.	10,820	7,955	110	1,425	550	510	110	15	145
Charlottetown	CA	P.E.I.	28,950	17,270	40	6,935	880	2,165	660	55	940
Chatham-Kent	CA	Ont.	43,170	33,095	1,385	4,895	1,475	1,295	735	95	200
Chilliwack	CA	B.C.	39,695	23,490	270	6,670	5,045	1,360	1,595	50	1,225
Cobourg	CA	Ont.	8,640	5,060	365	1,605	1,015	410	145	40	0
Cold Lake	CA	Alta.	5,595	3,740	0	700	245	580	30	0	300
Collingwood	CA	Ont.	9,560	5,520	275	1,765	1,095	630	230	40	0
Corner Brook	CA	N.L.	13,620	10,030	5	1,045	425	470	1,490	55	100
Cornwall	CA	Ont.	26,085	14,890	1,145	4,560	1,215	2,185	1,855	120	110
Courtenay	CA	B.C.	24,435	15,905	45	3,095	1,455	2,440	540	15	935
Cowansville	CA	Que.	5,995	2,610	0	2,410	70	290	540	60	0
Cranbrook	CA	B.C.	10,985	7,390	0	1,280	525	475	255	55	1,005
Dawson Creek	CA	B.C.	5,035	3,225	0	910	290	250	110	5	235
Dolbeau-Mistassini	CA	Que.	6,865	4,195	5	1,410	70	340	655	80	115
Drummondville	CA	Que.	42,270	22,180	240	12,885	800	2,055	3,410	200	500
Duncan	CA	B.C.	18,745	12,245	0	2,655	1,155	1,015	830	110	735
Edmonton	CMA	Alta.	502,140	287,775	26,885	95,675	42,860	31,200	10,680	165	6,905
Edmundston	CA	N.B.	10,535	7,265	75	1,570	225	370	620	60	350
Elliot Lake	CA	Ont.	5,515	2,560	505	810	570	1,025	45	5	0
Estevan	CA	Sask.	5,515	3,745	50	1,005	145	175	75	10	310
Fort St. John	CA	B.C.	10,965	6,595	90	1,370	815	840	185	20	1,055
Fredericton	CA	N.B.	42,770	25,795	460	8,410	1,140	850	2,680	195	3,240
Gander	CA	N.L.	5,545	3,765	15	600	295	355	455	0	55
Granby	CA	Que.	37,770	17,320	810	12,875	315	2,625	2,530	490	815
Grand Falls-Windsor	CA	N.L.	6,090	3,875	0	490	525	390	780	20	5
Grande Prairie	CA	Alta.	23,675	15,015	160	4,060	1,075	1,525	925	5	910
Greater Sudbury	CMA	Ont.	70,445	43,755	4,460	11,190	2,880	3,240	4,220	160	545
Guelph	CMA	Ont.	59,280	33,010	5,540	7,070	7,420	2,540	3,520	60	115
Halifax	CMA	N.S.	173,460	86,615	21,000	36,895	6,655	11,790	6,270	235	3,995
Hamilton	CMA	Ont.	293,345	165,055	45,390	24,355	40,020	9,830	7,670	590	425
Hawkesbury	CA	Ont./Que.	5,745	2,195	0	1,570	305	725	905	45	0
Hawkesbury (Ontario part)	CA	Ont.	4,960	1,790	0	1,385	255	670	820	35	0
Hawkesbury (Quebec part)	CA	Que.	790	410	0	180	50	55	90	5	0
High River	CA	Alta.	5,365	2,745	0	590	730	985	55	5	250
Ingersoll	CA	Ont.	5,085	3,615	30	575	380	395	80	10	5
Joliette	CA	Que.	22,480	10,490	150	8,500	515	720	1,900	170	35
Kamloops	CA	B.C.	42,860	23,110	675	6,375	3,345	2,990	3,785	100	2,480
Kawartha Lakes	CA	Ont.	31,105	25,990	685	2,080	640	535	855	85	240
Kelowna	CMA	B.C.	81,385	42,370	1,695	17,290	4,700	3,960	7,480	195	3,690
Kenora	CA	Ont.	6,475	5,025	165	655	85	165	275	15	80
Kentville	CA	N.S.	11,370	7,875	15	1,630	90	800	540	30	395
Kingston	CMA	Ont.	67,915	39,180	8,690	8,895	4,245	4,360	2,095	140	300
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo	CMA	Ont.	200,495	110,670	21,965	26,240	22,595	12,585	5,935	300	205
Lachute	CA	Que.	5,985	3,000	0	2,000	115	175	635	55	5
Lacombe	CA	Alta.	4,795	3,240	0	555	180	425	110	15	275
Leamington	CA	Ont.	17,965	13,315	530	1,355	1,210	1,125	365	15	50
Lethbridge	CMA	Alta.	45,695	30,565	765	5,290	2,320	2,500	2,895	25	1,340
Lloydminster	CA	Alta./Sask.	12,995	8,625	110	2,280	1,055	340	140	5	430
Lloydminster (Alberta part)	CA	Alta.	7,445	5,100	40	1,455	315	225	100	0	215
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part)	CA	Sask.	5,555	3,530	80	825	740	115	40	5	220
London	CMA	Ont.	206,450	115,415	34,760	20,935	21,680	7,855	5,080	265	475
Matane	CA	Que.	8,575	5,410	10	1,870	100	385	570	45	195
Medicine Hat	CA	Alta.	31,500	21,225	210	4,970	1,810	1,595	535	40	1,115
Midland	CA	Ont.	15,180	11,080	510	1,675	535	475	775	110	20
Miramichi	CA	N.B.	11,940	9,185	0	1,260	50	375	190	25	855
Moncton	CMA	N.B.	61,770	34,290	1,370	12,055	2,030	6,150	3,160	145	2,575
Montréal	CMA	Que.	1,727,310	564,230	151,365	711,775	56,770	86,460	146,080	6,250	4,380
Moose Jaw	CA	Sask.	15,010	10,650	630	2,130	455	445	365	75	265
Nanaimo	CA	B.C.	44,960	26,310	1,240	7,245	1,905	1,960	4,970	95	1,235
Nelson	CA	B.C.	8,265	5,335	0	1,035	265	310	775	120	430
New Glasgow	CA	N.S.	15,130	11,190	5	1,705	380	675	345	20	815
Norfolk	CA	Ont.	26,005	21,620	405	1,675	780	705	565	95	165
North Battleford	CA	Sask.	7,930	5,540	210	1,200	300	310	125	15	240
North Bay	CA	Ont.	30,125	18,205	1,890	4,160	1,875	2,140	1,610	80	160
Okotoks	CA	Alta.	9,670	7,460	0	950	625	470	120	5	35
Orillia	CA	Ont.	13,475	7,455	835	2,670	1,110	340	870	35	170
Oshawa	CMA	Ont.	138,965	91,140	10,605	10,250	13,920	7,585	5,170	200	85
Ottawa - Gatineau	CMA	Ont./Que.	535,500	240,120	75,230	75,475	88,160	38,905	15,630	790	1,190
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part)	CMA	Ont.	395,395	175,415	68,705	40,940	80,205	21,015	7,665	500	950
Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part)	CMA	Que.	140,105	64,710	6,520	34,530	7,955	17,890	7,965	290	240
Owen Sound	CA	Ont.	13,885	8,940	770	2,535	690	440	285	35	205
Parksville	CA	B.C.	13,750	9,995	40	1,280	965	825	225	10	405
Pembroke	CA	Ont.	9,915	7,125	0	1,665	280	575	235	30	5
Penticton	CA	B.C.	19,880	10,100	950	4,510	1,670	630	815	125	1,095
Petawawa	CA	Ont.	6,335	4,410	0	555	870	435	45	15	5
Peterborough	CMA	Ont.	50,535	34,930	2,520	6,235	2,985	850	2,730	100	175
Port Alberni	CA	B.C.	11,360	8,415	110	1,195	455	285	420	15	460
Port Hope	CA	Ont.	7,075	5,175	365	735	385	285	105	15	10
Portage la Prairie	CA	Man.	5,575	3,940	200	825	320	140	50	10	90
Powell River	CA	B.C.	7,735	5,880	20	820	100	250	305	35	330
Prince Albert	CA	Sask.	16,595	11,635	645	2,775	515	405	340	20	265
Prince George	CA	B.C.	35,095	22,375	430	4,335	1,685	1,300	2,335	30	2,600
Prince Rupert	CA	B.C.	5,105	2,940	35	815	345	220	620	25	105
Québec	CMA	Que.	361,890	148,965	22,105	134,140	8,935	21,135	22,580	1,345	2,690
Quesnel	CA	B.C.	10,040	7,220	0	970	270	185	235	50	1,115
Red Deer	CA	Alta.	39,980	21,060	585	8,415	4,020	3,255	1,520	35	1,085
Regina	CMA	Sask.	94,955	63,300	4,240	17,340	5,605	2,215	1,665	50	540
Rimouski	CA	Que.	25,455	13,595	600	6,940	625	2,150	1,200	135	210
Rivière-du-Loup	CA	Que.	12,910	7,085	40	3,950	185	770	650	95	130
Rouyn-Noranda	CA	Que.	18,850	10,025	55	5,490	120	1,110	1,665	145	230
Saguenay	CMA	Que.	72,480	36,900	1,160	17,315	1,580	5,455	9,370	260	435
Saint-Georges	CA	Que.	14,590	8,125	305	3,555	210	1,565	665	120	40
Saint-Hyacinthe	CA	Que.	27,005	10,145	140	12,030	605	1,515	2,275	200	95
Saint John	CMA	N.B.	52,875	31,900	1,805	9,955	2,265	1,255	3,820	135	1,735
Sainte-Marie	CA	Que.	5,650	3,210	5	1,115	115	815	280	25	90
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	CA	Que.	18,620	8,745	5	5,715	365	1,185	2,530	70	10
Salmon Arm	CA	B.C.	7,530	4,840	0	945	520	210	655	35	340
Sarnia	CA	Ont.	41,990	30,305	3,910	3,245	2,080	1,400	870	75	110
Saskatoon	CMA	Sask.	115,285	69,730	4,265	22,965	7,330	4,430	5,550	55	960
Sault Ste. Marie	CA	Ont.	34,530	23,050	2,095	4,895	935	1,855	1,575	110	15
Sept-Îles	CA	Que.	12,275	6,130	185	2,950	480	530	535	20	1,445
Shawinigan	CA	Que.	26,335	13,765	10	8,745	210	705	2,480	320	100
Sherbrooke	CMA	Que.	95,580	42,630	2,000	37,450	2,455	4,320	5,815	375	530
Sorel-Tracy	CA	Que.	19,660	11,085	150	5,070	375	1,065	1,755	105	50
Squamish	CA	B.C.	7,380	3,455	150	1,245	1,135	560	485	10	330
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
Steinbach	CA	Man.	6,025	3,360	255	1,205	225	565	240	10	165
Stratford	CA	Ont.	13,850	7,550	590	2,645	835	1,505	685	35	5
Strathmore	CA	Alta.	5,145	3,075	5	650	540	600	55	5	220
Summerside	CA	P.E.I.	7,220	3,870	0	1,210	650	695	265	15	515
Swift Current	CA	Sask.	7,855	5,305	125	1,325	300	360	170	10	255
Sylvan Lake	CA	Alta.	5,810	4,020	15	480	650	255	190	0	195
Terrace	CA	B.C.	6,365	4,065	0	580	445	310	375	60	525
Thetford Mines	CA	Que.	13,350	8,775	0	2,595	90	215	1,455	90	140
Thompson	CA	Man.	4,910	2,315	265	1,255	430	155	5	5	475
Thunder Bay	CMA	Ont.	52,545	36,240	2,555	7,400	1,390	2,045	2,380	125	415
Tillsonburg	CA	Ont.	7,125	4,845	450	990	355	275	195	20	0
Timmins	CA	Ont.	17,740	11,675	605	2,320	620	1,150	980	115	275
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
Truro	CA	N.S.	20,095	13,570	5	3,395	250	595	965	75	1,245
Val-d'Or	CA	Que.	14,875	7,735	175	4,215	300	595	1,615	45	195
Vancouver	CMA	B.C.	960,895	282,355	160,060	242,205	93,415	20,530	156,445	1,305	4,580
Vernon	CA	B.C.	26,180	15,435	305	4,180	1,755	1,520	2,000	100	880
Victoria	CMA	B.C.	162,715	64,230	10,405	44,285	10,210	6,010	25,580	305	1,690
Victoriaville	CA	Que.	21,800	11,055	5	6,975	190	2,210	1,265	40	60
Wasaga Beach	CA	Ont.	9,005	7,525	5	370	705	205	100	20	80
Wetaskiwin	CA	Alta.	5,125	3,020	0	985	420	355	165	15	160
Weyburn	CA	Sask.	4,590	3,030	110	1,020	100	150	50	5	120
Whitehorse	CA	Y.T.	11,625	6,430	45	1,625	870	980	580	50	1,050
Williams Lake	CA	B.C.	7,620	4,530	0	770	365	260	550	20	1,120
Windsor	CMA	Ont.	132,915	90,965	13,085	11,375	7,365	5,645	4,050	160	265
Winkler	CA	Man.	10,265	7,425	270	620	935	570	40	10	385
Winnipeg	CMA	Man.	306,550	190,205	36,880	51,420	10,265	10,810	5,120	355	1,495
Wood Buffalo	CA	Alta.	26,225	13,360	580	5,235	2,835	1,235	420	0	2,550
Woodstock	CA	Ont.	17,150	9,920	1,445	2,120	1,860	1,395	385	30	0
Yellowknife	CA	N.W.T.	7,130	3,210	375	1,735	865	150	305	25	470
Yorkton	CA	Sask.	7,980	5,910	0	1,335	220	265	60	10	180

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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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