Infographic 5
The number of private dwellings in Western Canada's large urban centres grew quickly

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "The number of private dwellings in Western Canada's large urban centres grew quickly"

This is an image with 2 separate bar charts, with images representing types of private dwellings.

The first bar chart represents the census metropolitan areas (CMAs) with the highest proportion of private dwellings in 2021, with a vertical axis showing percentages from 0% to 80% by increments of 10.

The second bar chart represents the CMAs with the strongest increase in private dwellings from 2016 to 2021, with a vertical axis showing percentages from 0% to 60% by increments of 10.

Between the two bar charts there are images representing 6 categories of private dwellings in the following order: single-detached house, apartment in a building that has five or more storeys, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys, apartment or flat in a duplex, row house, and semi-detached house.

In the category of private dwelling "single-detached house", the CMA with the highest proportion in 2021 was Windsor, Ontario with 69.6%, and the CMA with the strongest increase from 2016 to 2021 was Kelowna, British Columbia with 9.4%.

In the category of private dwelling "apartment in a building that has five or more storeys", the CMA with the highest proportion in 2021 was Toronto, Ontario with 30.7%, and the CMA with the strongest increase from 2016 to 2021 was Kelowna, British Columbia with 52.8%.

In the category of private dwelling "apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys", the CMA with the highest proportion in 2021 was Montréal, Quebec with 41.3%, and the CMA with the strongest increase from 2016 to 2021 was Kelowna, British Columbia with 23.7%.

In the category of private dwelling "apartment or flat in a duplex", the CMA with the highest proportion in 2021 was St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador with 24.7%, and the CMA with the strongest increase from 2016 to 2021 was Regina, Saskatchewan with 32.9%.

In the category of private dwelling "row house", the CMA with the highest proportion in 2021 was Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec with 16.3%, and the CMA with the strongest increase from 2016 to 2021 was Kelowna, British Columbia with 26.8%.

In the category of private dwelling "semi-detached house", the CMA with the highest proportion in 2021 was Moncton, New Brunswick with 10.2%, and the CMA with the strongest increase from 2016 to 2021 was Edmonton, Alberta with 23.3%.

Note(s): Only census metropolitan areas (CMAs) with at least 1,000 housing units by type of dwelling are shown in the chart.

Source(s): Census of Population, 2016 and 2021 (3901).