Detached Houses in Canada

Detached, standalone, houses are the most common type of property in Canada, followed by apartments. Over one-half of Canadian households live in detached houses while almost one-third of Canadian households live in an apartment.

House Types in Canada, 2007

Type of Dwelling	Percentage of Households
Single detached	56.0 %
Single attached	10.9 %
Apartment	31.3 %
Other	1.8 %

Data provided by Statistics Canada

People in rural Canada are most likely to live in detached houses. Proportions of households in detached houses for some of the bigger cities are as follows:

Proportion of Detached Households in Selected Cities, 2007

City	Percentage of Detached Houses
Regina, Saskatchewan	69 %
Winnipeg, Manitoba	62 %
Calgary, Alberta	60 %
Hamilton, Ontario	57 %
Halifax, Nova Scotia	52 %
Toronto, Ontario	42 %
Vancouver, British Columbia	35 %
Montreal, Quebec	32 %

Data provided by Statistics Canada