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Dwelling Type & Age

Structural type of occupied private dwellings and period of construction. — 2011 Census of Population

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Single-DetachedSemi-DetachedRow HouseApartment <5 StoreysApartment 5+ StoreysDuplex

Opacity indicates share of population — darker means a higher percentage.

Dominant Type

Most common dwelling type by share of occupied dwellings

Distribution by riding

Most common dwelling type by federal riding, 2011 Census. Single-detached house in 255 of 308 ridings, apartment under five storeys in 30, apartment of five or more storeys in 20. Highest share: 92.0% (single-detached house, Avalon).

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  • Median riding 64.0%

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Vertical axis: Share of the largest group (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (64.0%). Colour: the largest group, as on the map; position: that group’s share.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Most common dwelling type by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (64.0%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: most common dwelling type, 2011 Census
RankRidingBarShare
1AvalonNLSingle-detached house92.0%
2EssexONSingle-detached house87.5%
3Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockONSingle-detached house87.4%
4New Brunswick SouthwestNBSingle-detached house86.6%
4South Shore—St. Margaret'sNSSingle-detached house86.6%
6Lambton—Kent—MiddlesexONSingle-detached house86.3%
6Selkirk—InterlakeMBSingle-detached house86.3%
8MalpequePESingle-detached house86.0%
8Random—Burin—St. George'sNLSingle-detached house86.0%
10Dauphin—Swan River—MarquetteMBSingle-detached house85.6%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: most common dwelling type, 2011 Census, lowest first
RankRidingBarShare
308Burnaby—DouglasBCSingle-detached house26.8%
307Ottawa—VanierONApartment of five or more storeys27.8%
305Beaches—East YorkONSingle-detached house28.5%
305Toronto—DanforthONApartment under five storeys28.5%
304Vancouver SouthBCFlat in a duplex29.0%
303Surrey NorthBCApartment under five storeys31.6%
302HalifaxNSSingle-detached house31.7%
301Burnaby—New WestminsterBCApartment under five storeys32.2%
300RichmondBCSingle-detached house33.1%
299Calgary CentreABApartment of five or more storeys33.2%
All 308 ridings, ranked
All ridings ranked by most common dwelling type, 2011 Census, highest first
RankRidingProvince or territoryLargest groupShare
1AvalonNewfoundland and LabradorSingle-detached house92.0%
2EssexOntarioSingle-detached house87.5%
3Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockOntarioSingle-detached house87.4%
4New Brunswick SouthwestNew BrunswickSingle-detached house86.6%
4South Shore—St. Margaret'sNova ScotiaSingle-detached house86.6%
6Lambton—Kent—MiddlesexOntarioSingle-detached house86.3%
6Selkirk—InterlakeManitobaSingle-detached house86.3%
8MalpequePrince Edward IslandSingle-detached house86.0%
8Random—Burin—St. George'sNewfoundland and LabradorSingle-detached house86.0%
10Dauphin—Swan River—MarquetteManitobaSingle-detached house85.6%
11Vegreville—WainwrightAlbertaSingle-detached house85.1%
12ProvencherManitobaSingle-detached house84.9%
13Haldimand—NorfolkOntarioSingle-detached house84.5%
14Fundy RoyalNew BrunswickSingle-detached house84.3%
14York—SimcoeOntarioSingle-detached house84.3%
16Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorNewfoundland and LabradorSingle-detached house84.2%
16Cypress Hills—GrasslandsSaskatchewanSingle-detached house84.2%
16Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSaskatchewanSingle-detached house84.2%
19Parry Sound—MuskokaOntarioSingle-detached house84.0%
20MiramichiNew BrunswickSingle-detached house83.8%
21Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteNewfoundland and LabradorSingle-detached house83.2%
21West NovaNova ScotiaSingle-detached house83.2%
21Yorkton—MelvilleSaskatchewanSingle-detached house83.2%
24Huron—BruceOntarioSingle-detached house82.8%
25BeauséjourNew BrunswickSingle-detached house82.7%
26Tobique—MactaquacNew BrunswickSingle-detached house82.5%
27MacleodAlbertaSingle-detached house82.3%
28Regina—Lumsden—Lake CentreSaskatchewanSingle-detached house82.2%
29Souris—Moose MountainSaskatchewanSingle-detached house82.1%
30Regina—Qu'AppelleSaskatchewanSingle-detached house82.0%
31CardiganPrince Edward IslandSingle-detached house81.8%
32Nickel BeltOntarioSingle-detached house81.7%
33DurhamOntarioSingle-detached house81.6%
33Portage—LisgarManitobaSingle-detached house81.6%
35Westlock—St. PaulAlbertaSingle-detached house81.1%
36KenoraOntarioSingle-detached house80.9%
36Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonOntarioSingle-detached house80.9%
38Cape Breton—CansoNova ScotiaSingle-detached house80.8%
39Dufferin—CaledonOntarioSingle-detached house80.7%
40Acadie—BathurstNew BrunswickSingle-detached house80.1%
40Bruce—Grey—Owen SoundOntarioSingle-detached house80.1%
42Battlefords—LloydminsterSaskatchewanSingle-detached house80.0%
43Simcoe—GreyOntarioSingle-detached house79.7%
44Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQuebecSingle-detached house79.2%
45Elgin—Middlesex—LondonOntarioSingle-detached house78.9%
45Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQuebecSingle-detached house78.9%
45Northumberland—Quinte WestOntarioSingle-detached house78.9%
48PontiacQuebecSingle-detached house78.8%
48Simcoe NorthOntarioSingle-detached house78.8%
50CrowfootAlbertaSingle-detached house78.7%
51Wellington—Halton HillsOntarioSingle-detached house78.6%
52Renfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeOntarioSingle-detached house78.4%
53Laurier—Sainte-MarieQuebecApartment under five storeys77.6%
54HochelagaQuebecApartment under five storeys77.2%
54Leeds—GrenvilleOntarioSingle-detached house77.2%
56Calgary—Nose HillAlbertaSingle-detached house76.9%
56Glengarry—Prescott—RussellOntarioSingle-detached house76.9%
56Kings—HantsNova ScotiaSingle-detached house76.9%
59British Columbia Southern InteriorBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house76.7%
60Thunder Bay—Rainy RiverOntarioSingle-detached house76.5%
61Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQuebecApartment under five storeys76.4%
62Argenteuil—Papineau—MirabelQuebecSingle-detached house76.3%
63Prince AlbertSaskatchewanSingle-detached house76.0%
64Toronto CentreOntarioApartment of five or more storeys75.9%
65MontcalmQuebecSingle-detached house75.7%
65WetaskiwinAlbertaSingle-detached house75.7%
67Sackville—Eastern ShoreNova ScotiaSingle-detached house75.6%
68Niagara West—GlanbrookOntarioSingle-detached house75.5%
69Central NovaNova ScotiaSingle-detached house75.3%
70Prince Edward—HastingsOntarioSingle-detached house75.1%
71Calgary SoutheastAlbertaSingle-detached house74.8%
71Oak Ridges—MarkhamOntarioSingle-detached house74.8%
73ChurchillManitobaSingle-detached house74.5%
73Vaudreuil-SoulangesQuebecSingle-detached house74.5%
75Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit ValleyNova ScotiaSingle-detached house74.0%
76Algoma—Manitoulin—KapuskasingOntarioSingle-detached house73.9%
77Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house73.7%
78Niagara FallsOntarioSingle-detached house73.6%
79Sydney—VictoriaNova ScotiaSingle-detached house73.4%
80Sarnia—LambtonOntarioSingle-detached house73.3%
81Kootenay—ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house73.1%
81Madawaska—RestigoucheNew BrunswickSingle-detached house73.1%
81Mégantic—L'ÉrableQuebecSingle-detached house73.1%
84PapineauQuebecApartment under five storeys72.9%
85Perth—WellingtonOntarioSingle-detached house72.7%
86OxfordOntarioSingle-detached house72.6%
87Chatham-Kent—EssexOntarioSingle-detached house72.3%
87EgmontPrince Edward IslandSingle-detached house72.3%
87Nanaimo—AlberniBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house72.3%
90Whitby—OshawaOntarioSingle-detached house72.1%
91Calgary NortheastAlbertaSingle-detached house72.0%
92VaughanOntarioSingle-detached house71.8%
93Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreQuebecSingle-detached house71.7%
94BeauceQuebecSingle-detached house71.6%
95Peace RiverAlbertaSingle-detached house71.4%
95Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelQuebecApartment under five storeys71.4%
97Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaQuebecSingle-detached house71.3%
98YellowheadAlbertaSingle-detached house71.2%
99Brandon—SourisManitobaSingle-detached house71.1%
99Timmins—James BayOntarioSingle-detached house71.1%
101Elmwood—TransconaManitobaSingle-detached house71.0%
101LethbridgeAlbertaSingle-detached house71.0%
103WellandOntarioSingle-detached house70.8%
104Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—WestdaleOntarioSingle-detached house70.7%
104Laurentides—LabelleQuebecSingle-detached house70.7%
106Berthier—MaskinongéQuebecSingle-detached house70.2%
106Medicine HatAlbertaSingle-detached house70.2%
106Okanagan—ShuswapBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house70.2%
109Saskatoon—Rosetown—BiggarSaskatchewanSingle-detached house70.0%
109Thunder Bay—Superior NorthOntarioSingle-detached house70.0%
109Wild RoseAlbertaSingle-detached house70.0%
112Nanaimo—CowichanBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house69.9%
113Sault Ste. MarieOntarioSingle-detached house69.8%
114Châteauguay—Saint-ConstantQuebecSingle-detached house69.7%
114PeterboroughOntarioSingle-detached house69.7%
114Stormont—Dundas—South GlengarryOntarioSingle-detached house69.7%
117BrantOntarioSingle-detached house69.5%
118Kildonan—St. PaulManitobaSingle-detached house69.0%
118Vancouver Island NorthBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house69.0%
120Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQuebecSingle-detached house68.9%
121Compton—StansteadQuebecSingle-detached house68.7%
122Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourQuebecSingle-detached house68.6%
123JolietteQuebecSingle-detached house68.5%
124Prince George—Peace RiverBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house67.9%
125Edmonton—St. AlbertAlbertaSingle-detached house67.8%
126Lac-Saint-LouisQuebecSingle-detached house67.7%
127Roberval—Lac-Saint-JeanQuebecSingle-detached house67.6%
128Carleton—Mississippi MillsOntarioSingle-detached house67.5%
128Verchères—Les PatriotesQuebecSingle-detached house67.5%
130Markham—UnionvilleOntarioSingle-detached house67.3%
130Terrebonne—BlainvilleQuebecSingle-detached house67.3%
132Saskatoon—WanuskewinSaskatchewanSingle-detached house67.2%
133Cariboo—Prince GeorgeBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house67.1%
134Calgary SouthwestAlbertaSingle-detached house66.8%
134LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorSingle-detached house66.8%
136Ajax—PickeringOntarioSingle-detached house66.4%
136Brome—MissisquoiQuebecSingle-detached house66.4%
138Chambly—BorduasQuebecSingle-detached house66.2%
138PalliserSaskatchewanSingle-detached house66.2%
138St. John's EastNewfoundland and LabradorSingle-detached house66.2%
141OutremontQuebecApartment under five storeys66.0%
141Winnipeg NorthManitobaSingle-detached house66.0%
143Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-NordQuebecSingle-detached house65.8%
144Winnipeg SouthManitobaSingle-detached house65.6%
145Vancouver CentreBritish ColumbiaApartment of five or more storeys65.3%
146YukonYukonSingle-detached house64.9%
147Saskatoon—HumboldtSaskatchewanSingle-detached house64.8%
148Pickering—Scarborough EastOntarioSingle-detached house64.7%
149Edmonton—Sherwood ParkAlbertaSingle-detached house64.6%
150Beauharnois—SalaberryQuebecSingle-detached house64.4%
150Hamilton MountainOntarioSingle-detached house64.4%
152Windsor WestOntarioSingle-detached house64.3%
153Richmond—ArthabaskaQuebecSingle-detached house64.2%
154Abitibi—TémiscamingueQuebecSingle-detached house64.0%
155Charleswood—St. James—AssiniboiaManitobaSingle-detached house63.8%
155OakvilleOntarioSingle-detached house63.8%
157Chilliwack—Fraser CanyonBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house63.6%
157Windsor—TecumsehOntarioSingle-detached house63.6%
159Nipissing—TimiskamingOntarioSingle-detached house63.5%
160Edmonton—Mill Woods—BeaumontAlbertaSingle-detached house63.4%
161Calgary WestAlbertaSingle-detached house63.1%
161Kamloops—Thompson—CaribooBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house63.1%
161Nepean—CarletonOntarioSingle-detached house63.1%
161WascanaSaskatchewanSingle-detached house63.1%
161West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky CountryBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house63.1%
166BlackstrapSaskatchewanSingle-detached house63.0%
166Okanagan—CoquihallaBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house63.0%
168BarrieOntarioSingle-detached house62.2%
169Edmonton—Spruce GroveAlbertaSingle-detached house62.1%
169QuébecQuebecApartment under five storeys62.1%
171Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesQuebecSingle-detached house61.8%
172Saint BonifaceManitobaSingle-detached house61.6%
173CambridgeOntarioSingle-detached house61.1%
173HaltonOntarioSingle-detached house61.1%
173Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQuebecSingle-detached house61.1%
176Edmonton—LeducAlbertaSingle-detached house61.0%
176Red DeerAlbertaSingle-detached house61.0%
178AhuntsicQuebecApartment under five storeys60.8%
178Kitchener—ConestogaOntarioSingle-detached house60.8%
180Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—MissionBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house60.5%
181BourassaQuebecApartment under five storeys60.3%
182Newmarket—AuroraOntarioSingle-detached house60.0%
183Hamilton East—Stoney CreekOntarioSingle-detached house59.9%
184Saint-Bruno—Saint-HubertQuebecSingle-detached house59.8%
185RepentignyQuebecSingle-detached house59.7%
186Trinity—SpadinaOntarioApartment of five or more storeys58.7%
187Western ArcticNorthwest TerritoriesSingle-detached house58.4%
188Saanich—Gulf IslandsBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house58.2%
189ManicouaganQuebecSingle-detached house58.1%
190Lévis—BellechasseQuebecSingle-detached house58.0%
190Rivière-des-Mille-ÎlesQuebecSingle-detached house58.0%
192Fort McMurray—AthabascaAlbertaSingle-detached house57.8%
192FrederictonNew BrunswickSingle-detached house57.8%
194Mississauga East—CooksvilleOntarioApartment of five or more storeys57.7%
195Edmonton EastAlbertaSingle-detached house57.6%
196Kitchener—WaterlooOntarioSingle-detached house57.4%
197Rivière-du-NordQuebecSingle-detached house56.9%
198Marc-Aurèle-FortinQuebecSingle-detached house56.6%
199Saint-JeanQuebecSingle-detached house56.4%
200Ottawa—OrléansOntarioSingle-detached house56.3%
201Richmond HillOntarioSingle-detached house56.0%
201St. CatharinesOntarioSingle-detached house56.0%
203Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouQuebecSingle-detached house55.6%
204ThornhillOntarioSingle-detached house55.3%
205Brampton WestOntarioSingle-detached house55.1%
206Laval—Les ÎlesQuebecSingle-detached house54.9%
206Pierrefonds—DollardQuebecSingle-detached house54.9%
208DrummondQuebecSingle-detached house54.7%
208GuelphOntarioSingle-detached house54.7%
210Jeanne-Le BerQuebecApartment under five storeys54.5%
211Calgary EastAlbertaSingle-detached house54.4%
211La Pointe-de-l'ÎleQuebecApartment under five storeys54.4%
213Beauport—LimoilouQuebecApartment under five storeys54.2%
214Alfred-PellanQuebecSingle-detached house54.0%
214SheffordQuebecSingle-detached house54.0%
216Saint-Hyacinthe—BagotQuebecSingle-detached house53.9%
217London—FanshaweOntarioSingle-detached house53.8%
217South Surrey—White Rock—CloverdaleBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house53.8%
219Delta—Richmond EastBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house53.4%
219LaSalle—ÉmardQuebecFlat in a duplex53.4%
221Kelowna—Lake CountryBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house53.0%
222Jonquière—AlmaQuebecSingle-detached house52.9%
222Mississauga—StreetsvilleOntarioSingle-detached house52.9%
224WillowdaleOntarioApartment of five or more storeys52.5%
225OshawaOntarioSingle-detached house52.1%
226SherbrookeQuebecApartment under five storeys52.0%
227London WestOntarioSingle-detached house51.5%
228NunavutNunavutSingle-detached house51.2%
229Winnipeg South CentreManitobaSingle-detached house51.0%
230BurlingtonOntarioSingle-detached house50.7%
230LangleyBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house50.7%
232Don Valley WestOntarioApartment of five or more storeys50.5%
233Brossard—La PrairieQuebecSingle-detached house50.3%
233Kingston and the IslandsOntarioSingle-detached house50.3%
235Brampton—SpringdaleOntarioSingle-detached house49.9%
235SudburyOntarioSingle-detached house49.9%
237Saint-LambertQuebecApartment under five storeys49.8%
238Chicoutimi—Le FjordQuebecSingle-detached house49.6%
239Esquimalt—Juan de FucaBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house49.4%
240Longueuil—Pierre-BoucherQuebecApartment under five storeys49.3%
241Louis-Saint-LaurentQuebecSingle-detached house49.2%
242Kitchener CentreOntarioSingle-detached house48.7%
243Bramalea—Gore—MaltonOntarioSingle-detached house48.4%
244Etobicoke CentreOntarioSingle-detached house48.2%
245Moncton—Riverview—DieppeNew BrunswickSingle-detached house48.1%
246St. Paul'sOntarioApartment of five or more storeys48.0%
247Vancouver EastBritish ColumbiaApartment under five storeys47.9%
248CharlottetownPrince Edward IslandSingle-detached house47.8%
248Honoré-MercierQuebecApartment under five storeys47.8%
250Dartmouth—Cole HarbourNova ScotiaSingle-detached house47.7%
251Calgary Centre-NorthAlbertaSingle-detached house47.5%
252GatineauQuebecSingle-detached house47.4%
253Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesQuebecSingle-detached house47.3%
254LavalQuebecApartment under five storeys47.2%
254Mississauga—ErindaleOntarioSingle-detached house47.2%
256Westmount—Ville-MarieQuebecApartment of five or more storeys47.1%
257Mississauga SouthOntarioSingle-detached house47.0%
258Don Valley EastOntarioApartment of five or more storeys46.8%
259Saint JohnNew BrunswickSingle-detached house46.6%
260Halifax WestNova ScotiaSingle-detached house46.4%
261Newton—North DeltaBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house45.7%
262Edmonton—StrathconaAlbertaSingle-detached house45.6%
263London North CentreOntarioSingle-detached house45.5%
264Fleetwood—Port KellsBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house45.4%
265DavenportOntarioApartment under five storeys44.9%
266Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—LachineQuebecApartment under five storeys44.6%
266VictoriaBritish ColumbiaApartment under five storeys44.6%
268AbbotsfordBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house43.7%
269Winnipeg CentreManitobaSingle-detached house43.4%
270Scarborough CentreOntarioApartment of five or more storeys43.0%
270Scarborough—GuildwoodOntarioApartment of five or more storeys43.0%
272St. John's South—Mount PearlNewfoundland and LabradorSingle-detached house42.7%
273York WestOntarioApartment of five or more storeys42.6%
274Saint-Laurent—CartiervilleQuebecApartment under five storeys42.0%
275Port Moody—Westwood—Port CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house41.3%
276York CentreOntarioApartment of five or more storeys40.6%
277Etobicoke NorthOntarioApartment of five or more storeys39.9%
277Trois-RivièresQuebecApartment under five storeys39.9%
279Eglinton—LawrenceOntarioSingle-detached house39.7%
280Scarborough—AgincourtOntarioApartment of five or more storeys39.6%
281Mississauga—Brampton SouthOntarioSingle-detached house39.4%
282Scarborough—Rouge RiverOntarioSingle-detached house39.3%
282York South—WestonOntarioApartment of five or more storeys39.3%
284Vancouver KingswayBritish ColumbiaFlat in a duplex39.0%
285North VancouverBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house38.1%
286Louis-HébertQuebecApartment under five storeys37.9%
287Scarborough SouthwestOntarioSingle-detached house37.4%
288Vancouver QuadraBritish ColumbiaApartment under five storeys37.2%
289Edmonton CentreAlbertaApartment under five storeys36.5%
289Mont-RoyalQuebecApartment under five storeys36.5%
291Etobicoke—LakeshoreOntarioSingle-detached house36.3%
292Ottawa CentreOntarioApartment of five or more storeys36.2%
293Parkdale—High ParkOntarioApartment of five or more storeys36.1%
294Hamilton CentreOntarioSingle-detached house36.0%
295Ottawa West—NepeanOntarioSingle-detached house35.6%
296Ottawa SouthOntarioSingle-detached house35.2%
297New Westminster—CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house34.8%
298Hull—AylmerQuebecSingle-detached house34.6%
299Calgary CentreAlbertaApartment of five or more storeys33.2%
300RichmondBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house33.1%
301Burnaby—New WestminsterBritish ColumbiaApartment under five storeys32.2%
302HalifaxNova ScotiaSingle-detached house31.7%
303Surrey NorthBritish ColumbiaApartment under five storeys31.6%
304Vancouver SouthBritish ColumbiaFlat in a duplex29.0%
305Beaches—East YorkOntarioSingle-detached house28.5%
305Toronto—DanforthOntarioApartment under five storeys28.5%
307Ottawa—VanierOntarioApartment of five or more storeys27.8%
308Burnaby—DouglasBritish ColumbiaSingle-detached house26.8%

Share: the percentage in the largest group, the group shown on the map. Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.