Type of dwelling – 2021 Census promotional material

Help spread the word about 2021 census data on type of dwelling in Canada. These data were released on April 27, 2022.

Quick facts

The number of apartments in a high-rise apartment building—with five or more storeys—has risen quickly. From 2016 to 2021, it increased 14.7%, more than double the total growth in the number of private dwellings (+6.4%).
From 2016 to 2021, the number of apartments in high-rise apartment buildings in British Columbia (+24.8%) grew more than five times faster than the number of single-detached houses (+4.3%).
Apartments located in high-rises represent just over 3 in 10 dwellings (30.7%) in the large urban centre of Toronto, the highest percentage in the country.

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Aerial view of a suburb with detached houses

New #2021Census data show that single detached houses are the most common housing type in Canada. To learn more about the changes in types of dwellings across the country: https://bit.ly/3rjh07Q