Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Alberta, Province

6.9

In 2021, there were 1,633,220 occupied private dwellings in Alberta. This represents a change of 6.9% from 2016.

60.9

In Alberta, single-detached houses represented 60.9% of all occupied private dwellings in 2021. Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys made up 4.6% of all private occupied dwellings in Alberta.

Number of occupied private dwellings and average household size, Alberta, 2001 to 2021

Distribution of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling, Alberta, 1986 to 2021

  • Single-detached house

    Proportion of single-detached houses, Alberta, 1986 to 2021

    Proportion of single-detached houses, Alberta and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2021

  • Apartment (less than five stories)

    Proportion of apartments in a building that has fewer than five storeys, Alberta, 1986 to 2021

    Proportion of apartments in a building that has fewer than five storeys, Alberta and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2021

  • Apartment (five stories or more)

    Proportion of apartments in a building that has five or more storeys, Alberta, 1986 to 2021

    Proportion of apartments in a building that has five or more storeys, Alberta and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2021

  • Apartment or flat in a duplex

    Proportion of apartments or flats in a duplex, Alberta, 1986 to 2021

    Proportion of apartments or flats in a duplex, Alberta and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2021

  • Row house

    Proportion of row houses, Alberta, 1986 to 2021

    Proportion of row houses, Alberta and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2021

  • Semi-detached house

    Proportion of semi-detached houses, Alberta, 1986 to 2021

    Proportion of semi-detached houses, Alberta and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2021

  • Movable dwelling

    Proportion of movable dwellings, Alberta, 1986 to 2021

    Proportion of movable dwellings, Alberta and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2021

  • Other single attached house

    Proportion of other single-attached houses, Alberta, 1986 to 2021

    Proportion of other single-attached houses, Alberta and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2021

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