Population and private dwellings occupied by usual residents and intercensal growth for Canada, 1971 to 2011

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This table presents the population and private occupied dwelling counts and intercensal growth for Canada, 1971 to 2011.

Population and private dwellings occupied by usual residents and intercensal growth for Canada, 1971 to 2011
Census year	Population		Private dwellings occupied by usual residents
Census year	Count	Intercensal growth (percent)	Count	Intercensal growth (percent)
1971	21,568,311	···	6,034,508	···
1976	22,992,604	6.6	7,166,095	18.8
1981	24,343,181	5.9	8,281,531	15.6
1986	25,309,331	4.0	8,991,672	8.6
1991	27,296,859	7.9	10,018,267	11.4
1996	28,846,761	5.7	10,820,055	8.0
2001	30,007,094	4.0	11,562,976	6.9
2006	31,612,897	5.4	12,435,520	7.5
2011	33,476,688	5.9	13,320,614	7.1

···: not applicable
†: excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
¶: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A: adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E: use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.

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