Dwelling Type & Age

Structural type of occupied private dwellings and period of construction. — 2021 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, 2021 Census. Single-detached house in 279 of 343 ridings, apartment under five storeys in 33, apartment of five or more storeys in 27. Highest share: 93.9% (apartment of five or more storeys, Spadina—Harbourfront).

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Median riding 61.4%

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Vertical axis: Share of the largest group (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (343 with a figure; 2023 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (61.4%). Colour: the largest group, as on the map; position: that group’s share.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Most common dwelling type by federal riding, 2021 Census. 343 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 (61.4%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: most common dwelling type, 2021 Census
Rank	Riding	Share
1	Spadina—HarbourfrontONApartment of five or more storeys	93.9%
2	Terra Nova—The PeninsulasNLSingle-detached house	90.8%
3	Vancouver CentreBCApartment of five or more storeys	88.2%
4	Haliburton—Kawartha LakesONSingle-detached house	87.6%
5	Carlton Trail—Eagle CreekSKSingle-detached house	85.9%
6	EssexONSingle-detached house	85.8%
6	York—DurhamONSingle-detached house	85.8%
8	Hastings—Lennox and Addington—TyendinagaONSingle-detached house	85.5%
9	Yorkton—MelvilleSKSingle-detached house	85.3%
10	Riding MountainMBSingle-detached house	85.0%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: most common dwelling type, 2021 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Share
342	Surrey CentreBCFlat in a duplex	27.1%
342	Toronto—DanforthONApartment under five storeys	27.1%
341	North Vancouver—CapilanoBCSingle-detached house	27.2%
340	Fleetwood—Port KellsBCSingle-detached house	27.6%
339	Beaches—East YorkONSingle-detached house	28.0%
338	Ottawa—Vanier—GloucesterONApartment of five or more storeys	28.3%
337	HalifaxNSApartment of five or more storeys	28.5%
336	Richmond Centre—MarpoleBCApartment under five storeys	29.4%
335	Surrey NewtonBCFlat in a duplex	29.5%
334	Vancouver Fraserview—South BurnabyBCFlat in a duplex	29.9%

All 343 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by most common dwelling type, 2021 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Largest group	Share
1	Spadina—Harbourfront	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	93.9%
2	Terra Nova—The Peninsulas	Newfoundland and Labrador	Single-detached house	90.8%
3	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	Apartment of five or more storeys	88.2%
4	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes	Ontario	Single-detached house	87.6%
5	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	85.9%
6	Essex	Ontario	Single-detached house	85.8%
6	York—Durham	Ontario	Single-detached house	85.8%
8	Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga	Ontario	Single-detached house	85.5%
9	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	85.3%
10	Riding Mountain	Manitoba	Single-detached house	85.0%
11	Toronto Centre	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	84.8%
12	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	Single-detached house	84.7%
12	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	Single-detached house	84.7%
14	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	Single-detached house	83.9%
14	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	Single-detached house	83.9%
16	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	Single-detached house	83.7%
17	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	Single-detached house	83.3%
18	Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	82.9%
19	Acadie—Annapolis	Nova Scotia	Single-detached house	82.3%
19	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	Single-detached house	82.3%
21	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	Single-detached house	82.2%
22	Carleton	Ontario	Single-detached house	81.8%
23	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	Single-detached house	81.7%
23	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	81.7%
23	Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt	Ontario	Single-detached house	81.7%
26	Central Newfoundland	Newfoundland and Labrador	Single-detached house	81.6%
27	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	81.2%
28	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	Single-detached house	81.1%
29	Kenora—Kiiwetinoong	Ontario	Single-detached house	80.9%
30	Lakeland	Alberta	Single-detached house	80.5%
31	Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish	Nova Scotia	Single-detached house	80.4%
32	Foothills	Alberta	Single-detached house	80.2%
32	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	Single-detached house	80.2%
32	Lanark—Frontenac	Ontario	Single-detached house	80.2%
32	Northumberland—Clarke	Ontario	Single-detached house	80.2%
36	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	Single-detached house	79.5%
37	Les Pays-d'en-Haut	Quebec	Single-detached house	79.3%
38	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	Single-detached house	79.1%
39	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	79.0%
39	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	Single-detached house	79.0%
41	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	Single-detached house	78.9%
42	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	Single-detached house	78.8%
43	Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	78.7%
44	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	Single-detached house	78.5%
45	Provencher	Manitoba	Single-detached house	78.4%
45	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	78.4%
47	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	Single-detached house	78.0%
48	Middlesex—London	Ontario	Single-detached house	77.8%
49	Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	77.7%
50	Saint John—St. Croix	New Brunswick	Single-detached house	77.6%
51	Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke	Ontario	Single-detached house	77.5%
52	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	77.0%
53	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	Single-detached house	76.8%
54	Bow River	Alberta	Single-detached house	76.7%
54	St. Albert—Sturgeon River	Alberta	Single-detached house	76.7%
56	Bowmanville—Oshawa North	Ontario	Single-detached house	76.6%
57	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	Single-detached house	76.3%
58	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	Single-detached house	76.2%
58	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	Single-detached house	76.2%
60	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	Single-detached house	76.1%
61	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj	Quebec	Single-detached house	76.0%
61	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes	Ontario	Single-detached house	76.0%
63	Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong	Ontario	Single-detached house	75.9%
64	Elgin—St. Thomas—London South	Ontario	Single-detached house	75.8%
64	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	75.8%
64	Wellington—Halton Hills North	Ontario	Single-detached house	75.8%
67	New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury	Ontario	Single-detached house	75.5%
68	Barrie South—Innisfil	Ontario	Single-detached house	75.2%
69	Leduc—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	Single-detached house	74.9%
70	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	Single-detached house	74.8%
70	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Single-detached house	74.8%
72	Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North	Ontario	Single-detached house	74.6%
72	Simcoe North	Ontario	Single-detached house	74.6%
74	Calgary Crowfoot	Alberta	Single-detached house	74.0%
75	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	Single-detached house	73.9%
75	Papineau	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	73.9%
77	Prescott—Russell—Cumberland	Ontario	Single-detached house	73.8%
78	Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière	Quebec	Single-detached house	73.7%
79	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	Single-detached house	73.6%
80	Montmorency—Charlevoix	Quebec	Single-detached house	73.0%
81	Niagara West	Ontario	Single-detached house	72.9%
82	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	Single-detached house	72.8%
82	Ponoka—Didsbury	Alberta	Single-detached house	72.8%
84	King—Vaughan	Ontario	Single-detached house	72.7%
84	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	Single-detached house	72.7%
86	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	Single-detached house	72.6%
87	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	Single-detached house	72.5%
88	Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies	British Columbia	Single-detached house	71.9%
89	Parkland	Alberta	Single-detached house	71.6%
90	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	Single-detached house	71.4%
90	Oxford	Ontario	Single-detached house	71.4%
92	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	Single-detached house	70.9%
93	Niagara South	Ontario	Single-detached house	70.8%
93	Sydney—Glace Bay	Nova Scotia	Single-detached house	70.8%
95	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	Single-detached house	70.7%
95	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	Single-detached house	70.7%
97	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	Single-detached house	70.4%
97	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	70.4%
97	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	Single-detached house	70.4%
100	Beauce	Quebec	Single-detached house	70.1%
100	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	Single-detached house	70.1%
102	Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry	Ontario	Single-detached house	69.9%
103	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	Single-detached house	69.8%
104	Grande Prairie	Alberta	Single-detached house	69.7%
105	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	Single-detached house	69.6%
105	Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies	British Columbia	Single-detached house	69.6%
105	Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk	Ontario	Single-detached house	69.6%
108	Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata	Quebec	Single-detached house	69.4%
109	Peterborough	Ontario	Single-detached house	69.2%
110	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	Single-detached house	69.0%
111	Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma	Ontario	Single-detached house	68.9%
112	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	Single-detached house	68.8%
113	Brampton East	Ontario	Single-detached house	68.4%
113	Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake	Ontario	Single-detached house	68.4%
113	Outremont	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	68.4%
116	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	Single-detached house	68.2%
117	Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville	Quebec	Single-detached house	68.1%
118	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	Single-detached house	68.0%
118	Vaudreuil	Quebec	Single-detached house	68.0%
120	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	Single-detached house	67.8%
121	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	Single-detached house	67.5%
121	Montcalm	Quebec	Single-detached house	67.5%
123	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	67.4%
124	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak	Quebec	Single-detached house	67.3%
125	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	Single-detached house	67.1%
126	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	Single-detached house	67.0%
127	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Single-detached house	66.7%
128	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	Single-detached house	66.5%
128	Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	Single-detached house	66.5%
130	Calgary McKnight	Alberta	Single-detached house	66.4%
130	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	Single-detached house	66.4%
130	Lethbridge	Alberta	Single-detached house	66.4%
130	Whitby	Ontario	Single-detached house	66.4%
134	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	Single-detached house	66.3%
135	Airdrie—Cochrane	Alberta	Single-detached house	66.2%
136	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	Single-detached house	66.1%
137	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	Single-detached house	65.9%
137	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	Single-detached house	65.9%
139	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	65.1%
140	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	Single-detached house	64.8%
141	Ajax	Ontario	Single-detached house	64.7%
141	Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations	Ontario	Single-detached house	64.7%
143	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	Single-detached house	64.6%
143	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	Single-detached house	64.6%
145	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	Single-detached house	64.4%
146	Pickering—Brooklin	Ontario	Single-detached house	64.3%
147	Bourassa	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	64.2%
148	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	Single-detached house	64.1%
149	Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie	Quebec	Single-detached house	64.0%
150	Brampton West	Ontario	Single-detached house	63.9%
151	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	Single-detached house	63.8%
152	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	Single-detached house	63.5%
152	Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee	British Columbia	Single-detached house	63.5%
152	Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore	Ontario	Single-detached house	63.5%
155	Winnipeg West	Manitoba	Single-detached house	63.4%
156	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	Single-detached house	63.2%
156	Mirabel	Quebec	Single-detached house	63.2%
156	Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	Single-detached house	63.2%
159	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	Single-detached house	62.9%
159	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	Single-detached house	62.9%
159	Yellowhead	Alberta	Single-detached house	62.9%
162	Joliette—Manawan	Quebec	Single-detached house	62.7%
162	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	Single-detached house	62.7%
164	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	Single-detached house	62.6%
164	Rimouski—La Matapédia	Quebec	Single-detached house	62.6%
166	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	Apartment of five or more storeys	62.3%
167	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	Single-detached house	61.9%
168	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	Single-detached house	61.8%
169	Windsor West	Ontario	Single-detached house	61.7%
170	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	Single-detached house	61.6%
171	Sackville—Bedford—Preston	Nova Scotia	Single-detached house	61.5%
172	Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan	Quebec	Single-detached house	61.4%
173	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	Single-detached house	61.3%
174	Terrebonne	Quebec	Single-detached house	61.1%
174	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	Single-detached house	61.1%
176	Milton East—Halton Hills South	Ontario	Single-detached house	61.0%
176	Québec Centre	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	61.0%
178	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	60.9%
179	Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon	Quebec	Single-detached house	60.8%
180	Willowdale	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	60.7%
181	Edmonton Southeast	Alberta	Single-detached house	60.5%
182	Brampton North—Caledon	Ontario	Single-detached house	60.3%
182	Yukon	Yukon	Single-detached house	60.3%
184	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	Single-detached house	59.9%
184	Oakville East	Ontario	Single-detached house	59.9%
186	Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna	British Columbia	Single-detached house	59.5%
187	St. Boniface—St. Vital	Manitoba	Single-detached house	59.4%
188	Jonquière	Quebec	Single-detached house	58.8%
189	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	Single-detached house	58.7%
189	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	Single-detached house	58.7%
189	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	Single-detached house	58.7%
192	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	Single-detached house	58.6%
192	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	Single-detached house	58.6%
192	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	Single-detached house	58.6%
195	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	Single-detached house	58.4%
195	Edmonton Northwest	Alberta	Single-detached house	58.4%
195	Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford	British Columbia	Single-detached house	58.4%
198	Edmonton West	Alberta	Single-detached house	58.1%
199	Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola	British Columbia	Single-detached house	57.8%
200	Burlington North—Milton West	Ontario	Single-detached house	57.4%
200	Oakville West	Ontario	Single-detached house	57.4%
202	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	Single-detached house	57.3%
202	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	57.3%
204	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	57.2%
205	Repentigny	Quebec	Single-detached house	57.1%
206	La Prairie—Atateken	Quebec	Single-detached house	56.7%
207	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	Single-detached house	56.6%
207	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	Single-detached house	56.6%
209	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	Single-detached house	56.5%
210	Brampton South	Ontario	Single-detached house	56.3%
211	Cambridge	Ontario	Single-detached house	56.0%
211	Red Deer	Alberta	Single-detached house	56.0%
213	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	Single-detached house	55.7%
214	Don Valley West	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	55.6%
214	Orléans	Ontario	Single-detached house	55.6%
214	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	55.6%
217	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	Single-detached house	55.5%
218	Saint-Jean	Quebec	Single-detached house	55.3%
218	University—Rosedale	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	55.3%
220	Delta	British Columbia	Single-detached house	55.1%
221	Drummond	Quebec	Single-detached house	54.9%
222	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	Single-detached house	54.7%
223	Sherbrooke	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	54.6%
223	St. Catharines	Ontario	Single-detached house	54.6%
225	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	Single-detached house	54.4%
225	Saskatoon South	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	54.4%
227	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	54.2%
228	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	Single-detached house	54.1%
229	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	53.6%
229	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	Single-detached house	53.6%
231	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	Single-detached house	53.5%
232	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	Single-detached house	53.4%
233	Don Valley North	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	53.3%
234	Calgary East	Alberta	Single-detached house	53.2%
235	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	Single-detached house	53.0%
235	London West	Ontario	Single-detached house	53.0%
237	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton	Quebec	Single-detached house	52.8%
237	Sudbury	Ontario	Single-detached house	52.8%
239	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	Single-detached house	52.5%
239	Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park	Ontario	Single-detached house	52.5%
241	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	Single-detached house	52.4%
242	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	Single-detached house	51.9%
243	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	Single-detached house	51.8%
243	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	51.8%
245	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	Single-detached house	51.6%
246	Shefford	Quebec	Single-detached house	51.5%
247	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	Single-detached house	51.1%
248	Nepean	Ontario	Single-detached house	51.0%
249	Thornhill	Ontario	Single-detached house	50.7%
250	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	Single-detached house	50.4%
251	Kanata	Ontario	Single-detached house	50.2%
251	Scarborough—Woburn	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	50.2%
253	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	Single-detached house	49.9%
254	Oshawa	Ontario	Single-detached house	49.8%
255	Saint John—Kennebecasis	New Brunswick	Single-detached house	49.7%
255	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	Single-detached house	49.7%
257	Fredericton—Oromocto	New Brunswick	Single-detached house	49.5%
258	Waterloo	Ontario	Single-detached house	49.2%
259	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	49.1%
260	Edmonton Gateway	Alberta	Single-detached house	49.0%
261	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	Single-detached house	48.8%
262	Burlington	Ontario	Single-detached house	48.6%
263	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	47.9%
264	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	47.6%
265	York South—Weston—Etobicoke	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	47.5%
266	Vimy	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	47.4%
267	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	47.3%
267	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	47.3%
267	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	47.3%
270	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	47.2%
271	Cape Spear	Newfoundland and Labrador	Single-detached house	47.0%
272	Guelph	Ontario	Single-detached house	46.8%
273	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	Single-detached house	46.5%
274	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	Apartment under five storeys	45.9%
275	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	Single-detached house	45.8%
275	Vancouver East	British Columbia	Apartment under five storeys	45.8%
277	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	Single-detached house	45.7%
277	Langley Township—Fraser Heights	British Columbia	Single-detached house	45.7%
279	Calgary Centre	Alberta	Apartment of five or more storeys	45.1%
279	Richmond Hill South	Ontario	Single-detached house	45.1%
281	Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk	Quebec	Single-detached house	44.6%
282	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	Single-detached house	44.5%
282	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	Single-detached house	44.5%
284	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	Single-detached house	43.9%
285	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	Single-detached house	43.8%
286	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	43.7%
287	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	Single-detached house	43.5%
288	Gatineau	Quebec	Single-detached house	43.2%
288	York Centre	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	43.2%
290	Nunavut	Nunavut	Single-detached house	43.1%
291	Victoria	British Columbia	Apartment under five storeys	42.8%
292	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	Single-detached house	42.6%
293	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	Single-detached house	42.4%
294	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	42.0%
295	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	Flat in a duplex	41.8%
296	Moncton—Dieppe	New Brunswick	Single-detached house	41.7%
297	Brampton—Chinguacousy Park	Ontario	Single-detached house	41.5%
297	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	41.5%
297	Etobicoke North	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	41.5%
300	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	Single-detached house	41.3%
301	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	41.1%
302	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	40.9%
303	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	Single-detached house	40.8%
304	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	Single-detached house	40.1%
305	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	Single-detached house	39.9%
306	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	39.8%
307	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	39.6%
308	Scarborough Centre—Don Valley East	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	39.5%
309	Burnaby Central	British Columbia	Apartment of five or more storeys	39.1%
310	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	Single-detached house	38.9%
311	Scarborough North	Ontario	Single-detached house	38.3%
312	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	Single-detached house	38.2%
313	Kelowna	British Columbia	Single-detached house	37.9%
314	Davenport	Ontario	Apartment under five storeys	37.6%
314	Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	37.6%
316	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	Apartment under five storeys	37.5%
317	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	Single-detached house	37.4%
318	Brampton Centre	Ontario	Single-detached house	36.8%
319	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	36.7%
320	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	Single-detached house	36.5%
320	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	36.5%
322	London Centre	Ontario	Single-detached house	36.0%
323	Abbotsford—South Langley	British Columbia	Single-detached house	35.7%
324	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	Single-detached house	35.1%
324	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	Apartment under five storeys	35.1%
326	Ottawa South	Ontario	Single-detached house	34.9%
327	Mount Royal	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	34.8%
328	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	Single-detached house	33.8%
329	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	Apartment under five storeys	33.4%
330	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	Single-detached house	32.9%
331	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	Single-detached house	32.6%
332	Richmond East—Steveston	British Columbia	Single-detached house	32.2%
333	New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville	British Columbia	Apartment under five storeys	31.9%
334	Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby	British Columbia	Flat in a duplex	29.9%
335	Surrey Newton	British Columbia	Flat in a duplex	29.5%
336	Richmond Centre—Marpole	British Columbia	Apartment under five storeys	29.4%
337	Halifax	Nova Scotia	Apartment of five or more storeys	28.5%
338	Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester	Ontario	Apartment of five or more storeys	28.3%
339	Beaches—East York	Ontario	Single-detached house	28.0%
340	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	Single-detached house	27.6%
341	North Vancouver—Capilano	British Columbia	Single-detached house	27.2%
342	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	Flat in a duplex	27.1%
342	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	Apartment under five storeys	27.1%

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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Dwelling Type & Age — 2021 Census

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Dwelling Type & Age in Canada

Canada's housing stock reflects a century of shifting construction patterns, immigration waves, and planning philosophies. The 2021 Census counted 14.98 million occupied private dwellings, of which 53 percent were single-detached houses — still the dominant form but declining as a share with every census. The dwelling topic maps structural type (single-detached, semi-detached, row house, low-rise apartment, high-rise apartment, duplex) and construction era, revealing stark contrasts between suburban sprawl, urban density, and the age of the built environment.

Single-Detached Dominance

The single-detached house remains Canada's default housing type, but its prevalence varies from over 90 percent in rural Newfoundland to less than 1 percent in downtown Montreal and Vancouver. Terra Nova–The Peninsulas leads at 90.7 percent, followed by Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes (87.7%) and Carlton Trail–Eagle Creek in Saskatchewan (86.0%). These are rural and small-town ridings where land is cheap, density regulations are minimal, and the idea of living in anything other than a detached house is culturally foreign.

At the other extreme, Laurier–Sainte-Marie (0.1%), Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie (0.1%), and Vancouver Centre (0.1%) have virtually no single-detached homes. These downtown cores are built environments of walk-ups, mid-rises, and towers where a house with a yard is a statistical curiosity.

High-Rise Living

The apartment tower (five or more storeys) is concentrated overwhelmingly in a handful of ridings. Spadina–Harbourfront leads at 93.8 percent — essentially the entire housing stock is towers. Vancouver Centre (88.4%) and Toronto Centre (84.9%) follow. The top ten is entirely Toronto and Vancouver, plus Ville-Marie in Montreal. Outside these three metro areas, high-rise apartment living barely registers on the national map.

Construction Era

When a riding's housing stock was built tells as much as what it is. The newest housing is in Calgary and Brampton suburbs: Calgary Skyview leads with 27.1 percent of dwellings built between 2016 and 2021, followed by Brampton West (24.2%) and Spadina–Harbourfront (24.0%). Spadina–Harbourfront's presence reflects the condo tower boom along Toronto's waterfront.

The oldest housing stock concentrates in pre-war city centres: Hamilton Centre leads with 61.4 percent of dwellings built in 1960 or before, followed by Toronto–Danforth (60.1%) and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount (56.6%). These are neighbourhoods of Victorian-era houses, interwar duplexes, and early postwar apartment buildings — aging stock that creates both heritage character and maintenance challenges.

Riding Rankings

Highest Single-Detached Share

Rank	Riding	Single-Detached %
1	Terra Nova–The Peninsulas	90.7%
2	Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes	87.7%
3	Carlton Trail–Eagle Creek	86.0%
4	Essex	85.6%
5	Hastings–Lennox and Addington–Tyendinaga	85.4%
6	Yorkton–Melville	85.1%
7	Riding Mountain	84.9%
8	Selkirk–Interlake–Eastman	84.8%
9	Provencher	84.5%
10	Peace River–Westlock	84.2%

The prairie provinces and rural Ontario dominate. These are ridings where the land-to-person ratio is high, where zoning either doesn't exist or permits only single-family homes, and where multi-unit housing is limited to small apartment buildings in town centres.

Highest High-Rise Apartment Share

Rank	Riding	Apartment 5+ %
1	Spadina–Harbourfront	93.8%
2	Vancouver Centre	88.4%
3	Toronto Centre	84.9%
4	Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs	62.1%
5	Willowdale	60.8%
6	Don Valley West	55.7%
7	University–Rosedale	55.1%
8	Toronto–St. Paul's	54.2%
9	Don Valley North	53.6%
10	Scarborough–Woburn	50.4%

The drop from the top three to the rest is dramatic — from near-total tower coverage to roughly 50-60 percent. Positions 4 through 10 are all in Toronto's inner suburbs (Willowdale, Don Valley, Scarborough) where 1960s-era apartment corridors line major arterial roads, plus Montreal's Ville-Marie. No Calgary, Edmonton, or Ottawa riding makes the list.

Newest Housing Stock (Built 2016–2021)

Rank	Riding	Built 2016–2021 %
1	Calgary Skyview	27.1%
2	Brampton West	24.2%
3	Spadina–Harbourfront	24.0%
4	Edmonton Gateway	21.0%
5	New Tecumseth–Gwillimbury	20.1%
6	Calgary Shepard	18.7%
7	Toronto Centre	18.7%
8	Oakville East	17.3%
9	Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs	17.1%
10	Airdrie–Cochrane	17.1%

Two types of new construction appear: suburban greenfield development (Calgary Skyview, Brampton West, Edmonton Gateway, Airdrie–Cochrane) and downtown condo towers (Spadina–Harbourfront, Toronto Centre, Ville-Marie). The former expands cities outward; the latter densifies them vertically. Both are responses to Canada's rapid population growth, but they serve very different housing markets.

Oldest Housing Stock (Built 1960 or Before)

Rank	Riding	Pre-1961 %
1	Hamilton Centre	61.4%
2	Toronto–Danforth	60.1%
3	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount	56.6%
4	Beaches–East York	55.6%
5	Winnipeg Centre	55.5%
6	Davenport	53.5%
7	Taiaiako'n–Parkdale–High Park	51.6%
8	Outremont	51.1%
9	Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie	51.0%
10	LaSalle–Émard–Verdun	50.3%

The oldest housing stock is concentrated in first-ring urban neighbourhoods: Hamilton's north end, Toronto's east side, Montreal's anglophone west. These were the working-class and middle-class neighbourhoods of industrial-era Canada, built before the postwar suburban expansion. Many have since gentrified (Beaches–East York, Rosemont), but the housing stock remains — character homes that are now worth multiples of their replacement cost.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Riding boundaries reflect the 2022 Federal Electoral Districts. Adapted from Statistics Canada; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.