Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Canada
14.98
In 2021, there were 14.98 million occupied private dwellings in Canada.
52.6
In Canada, single-detached houses represented 52.6% of all occupied private dwellings in 2021. Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys made up 10.7% of all private occupied dwellings in Canada.
80.4
In 2021, 80.4% of all occupied private dwellings outside a census metropolitan area (CMA) and a census agglomeration (CA) were single-detached houses. The proportion of single-detached houses in CAs was 62.0% and 44.8% in CMAs.
Number of occupied private dwellings and average household size, Canada, 2001 to 2021
Distribution of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling, Canada, 1986 to 2021
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Single-detached house
Proportion of single-detached houses, Canada, 1986 to 2021
Proportion of single-detached houses, Canada and census metropolitan areas, 2021
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Apartment (less than five stories)
Proportion of apartments in a building that has fewer than five storeys, Canada, 1986 to 2021
Proportion of apartments in a building that has fewer than five storeys, Canada and census metropolitan areas, 2021
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Apartment (five stories or more)
Proportion of apartments in a building that has five or more storeys, Canada, 1986 to 2021
Proportion of apartments in a building that has five or more storeys, Canada and census metropolitan areas, 2021
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Apartment or flat in a duplex
Proportion of apartments or flats in a duplex, Canada, 1986 to 2021
Proportion of apartments or flats in a duplex, Canada and census metropolitan areas, 2021
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Row house
Proportion of row houses, Canada, 1986 to 2021
Proportion of row houses, Canada and census metropolitan areas, 2021
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Semi-detached house
Proportion of semi-detached houses, Canada, 1986 to 2021
Proportion of semi-detached houses, Canada and census metropolitan areas, 2021
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Movable dwelling
Proportion of movable dwellings, Canada, 1986 to 2021
Proportion of movable dwellings, Canada and census metropolitan areas, 2021
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Other single attached house
Proportion of other single-attached houses, Canada, 1986 to 2021
Proportion of other single-attached houses, Canada and census metropolitan areas, 2021
Canada — Structural type of dwelling distribution by region, 2021
Canada — Structural type of dwelling distribution by region, 2021
Geography
Total occupied private dwellings
Percentage
Single-detached houses
Apartments in a building that has five or more storeys
Apartments in a building that has fewer than five storeys
Apartments or flats in a duplex
Other dwellings
Canada
14,978,945
52.6
10.7
18.3
5.5
13.0
Newfoundland and Labrador
223,255
72.3
0.4
5.5
12.3
9.5
Prince Edward Island
64,570
67.9
0.2
16.1
1.8
14.1
Nova Scotia
428,225
63.7
6.7
15.1
3.1
11.4
New Brunswick
337,650
67.8
1.3
15.4
4.1
11.4
Quebec
3,749,035
44.6
6.0
33.2
7.2
8.9
Ontario
5,491,200
53.6
17.9
10.0
3.3
15.2
Manitoba
518,050
66.4
8.4
14.5
1.4
9.3
Saskatchewan
449,585
71.6
2.5
13.8
2.5
9.6
Alberta
1,633,220
60.9
4.6
15.1
2.7
16.7
British Columbia
2,041,835
42.4
10.9
20.4
12.2
14.1
Yukon
17,180
60.3
0.3
11.6
4.1
23.8
Northwest Territories
15,205
56.5
1.9
16.5
2.4
22.5
Nunavut
9,925
43.1
1.1
13.6
1.9
40.3
Census metropolitan areas (CMAs)
10,874,815
44.8
20.7
14.3
6.3
13.9
Outside CMAs
4,104,125
73.1
11.9
0.9
3.4
10.8
Census agglomerations (CAs)
1,618,160
62.0
18.2
2.0
4.7
13.1
Outside CMAs and CAs
2,485,965
80.4
7.7
0.2
2.5
9.2
| Geography | Total occupied private dwellings | Percentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-detached houses | Apartments in a building that has five or more storeys | Apartments in a building that has fewer than five storeys | Apartments or flats in a duplex | Other dwellings | ||
| Canada | 14,978,945 | 52.6 | 10.7 | 18.3 | 5.5 | 13.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 223,255 | 72.3 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 12.3 | 9.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 64,570 | 67.9 | 0.2 | 16.1 | 1.8 | 14.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 428,225 | 63.7 | 6.7 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 11.4 |
| New Brunswick | 337,650 | 67.8 | 1.3 | 15.4 | 4.1 | 11.4 |
| Quebec | 3,749,035 | 44.6 | 6.0 | 33.2 | 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Ontario | 5,491,200 | 53.6 | 17.9 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 15.2 |
| Manitoba | 518,050 | 66.4 | 8.4 | 14.5 | 1.4 | 9.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 449,585 | 71.6 | 2.5 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 9.6 |
| Alberta | 1,633,220 | 60.9 | 4.6 | 15.1 | 2.7 | 16.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,041,835 | 42.4 | 10.9 | 20.4 | 12.2 | 14.1 |
| Yukon | 17,180 | 60.3 | 0.3 | 11.6 | 4.1 | 23.8 |
| Northwest Territories | 15,205 | 56.5 | 1.9 | 16.5 | 2.4 | 22.5 |
| Nunavut | 9,925 | 43.1 | 1.1 | 13.6 | 1.9 | 40.3 |
| Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) | 10,874,815 | 44.8 | 20.7 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 13.9 |
| Outside CMAs | 4,104,125 | 73.1 | 11.9 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 10.8 |
| Census agglomerations (CAs) | 1,618,160 | 62.0 | 18.2 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 13.1 |
| Outside CMAs and CAs | 2,485,965 | 80.4 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 9.2 |
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