Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021
Private dwelling occupied by usual residents

Definition

A private dwelling occupied by usual residents refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on May 11, 2021. Unless otherwise specified, all data in housing products are for private dwellings occupied by usual residents, rather than for unoccupied private dwellings or dwellings occupied solely by foreign residents or by temporarily present persons.

Statistical unit(s)

• Not applicable

Classification(s)

• Not applicable

Reported in

2021, 2016, 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986, 1981, 1976, 1971, 1966 and 1961.

Reported for

Question number(s)

Responses

Remarks

The number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents is equal to the number of private households in the 2021, 2016, 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986, 1981 and 1976 censuses (see the definition of private household in the Census Dictionary). Prior to 2006, private dwellings occupied by usual residents were referred to as "dwelling, occupied private" in the Census Dictionary.

For more information on the dwelling population of interest, refer to the Type of Dwelling Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98‑500‑X.

Related 2021 data products

• Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (98-316-X2021001)
• Dwellings occupied by usual residents and population in dwellings: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0038-01)
• Population and dwelling counts by the Statistical Area Classification (98-10-0016-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada and aggregate dissemination areas (98-10-0013-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions (98-10-0007-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) (98-10-0002-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places (98-10-0012-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada and federal electoral districts (2013 Representation Order) (98-10-0010-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada and forward sortation areas © (98-10-0019-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres (98-10-0011-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories (98-10-0001-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and economic regions (98-10-0009-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places (98-10-0004-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0005-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census subdivisions and dissemination areas (98-10-0015-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities) (98-10-0003-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts (98-10-0014-01)
• Population and dwelling counts: Quebec and regional county municipalities (RCMs) (98-10-0018-01)
• Population and private dwellings occupied by usual residents and intercensal growth, 1851 to 2021 censuses (98-10-0017-01)