Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data

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This table presents the 2016 and 2011 dwelling counts for census divisions, including total private dwellings and private dwellings occupied by usual residents. It also shows the percentage change in the dwelling counts between 2011 and 2016.

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Dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses. This table presents the 2016 and 2011 dwelling counts for census divisions, including total private dwellings and private dwellings occupied by usual residents. It also shows the percentage change in the dwelling counts between 2011 and 2016. 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^{Footnote 1}	Prov. / Terr.	Total private dwellings			Private dwellings occupied by usual residents
Geographic name	Type^{Footnote 1}	Prov. / Terr.	2016	2011	% change	2016	2011	% change

Canada^{Footnote 2}			15,412,443	14,569,633	5.8	14,072,079	13,320,614	5.6
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry	UC	Ont.	50,455	48,290	4.5	47,829	46,015	3.9
Prescott and Russell	UC	Ont.	36,783	34,400	6.9	35,389	33,130	6.8
Leeds and Grenville	UC	Ont.	48,226	45,938	5.0	42,749	41,074	4.1
Yukon	TER	Y.T.	17,987	16,259	10.6	15,215	14,117	7.8
Shawinigan	TÉ	Que.	26,953	26,302	2.5	24,410	24,166	1.0
Rouyn-Noranda	TÉ	Que.	20,568	19,224	7.0	18,851	17,985	4.8
La Tuque	TÉ	Que.	8,360	9,040	-7.5	6,377	6,320	0.9
Sherbrooke	TÉ	Que.	80,341	75,880	5.9	73,506	70,572	4.2
Longueuil	TÉ	Que.	183,008	175,704	4.2	175,735	169,281	3.8
Laval	TÉ	Que.	165,686	159,509	3.9	160,328	154,456	3.8
Montréal	TÉ	Que.	939,112	907,393	3.5	870,373	849,443	2.5
Mirabel	TÉ	Que.	20,395	16,374	24.6	19,631	15,763	24.5
Gatineau	TÉ	Que.	125,608	117,769	6.7	118,385	112,758	5.0
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	TÉ	Que.	6,477	6,153	5.3	5,534	5,382	2.8
Québec	TÉ	Que.	282,180	269,589 Revised ^r	4.7	267,144	258,860 Revised ^r	3.2
Lévis	TÉ	Que.	62,585	59,024	6.0	60,779	57,766	5.2
Durham	RM	Ont.	233,936	220,598	6.0	227,906	213,746	6.6
York	RM	Ont.	369,928	334,447	10.6	357,084	323,543	10.4
Peel	RM	Ont.	443,918	416,848 Revised ^r	6.5	430,180	402,938 Revised ^r	6.8
Halton	RM	Ont.	198,164	182,306 Revised ^r	8.7	192,977	179,014 Revised ^r	7.8
Waterloo	RM	Ont.	214,299	202,121	6.0	203,832	191,599	6.4
Niagara	RM	Ont.	196,241	188,877	3.9	183,828	174,685	5.2
Region 1	REG	N.W.T.	2,741	2,910	-5.8	2,248	2,362	-4.8
Region 2	REG	N.W.T.	1,111	1,063	4.5	858	825	4.0
Region 3	REG	N.W.T.	861	892	-3.5	705	679	3.8

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Symbol R

revised. The 2011 count for this area has been revised

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Footnote 1

Census divisions are classified into 12 types according to official designations adopted by provincial or territorial authorities. Two exceptions are 'census division / division de recensement' (CDR) and 'territory / territoire' (TER), which are geographic units created as equivalents by Statistics Canada, in cooperation with the provinces and territories, for the purpose of disseminating statistical data.

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Footnote 2

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

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