Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

This variable counts the number of people who usually reside in an occupied private dwelling. It includes up to three residents who were temporarily absent from the household on Census Night.

Occupied private dwellings

This variable is derived by counting the number of usual residents who were present in the household on Census Night plus the Count of people who were temporarily absent from household (CPAD).

CPAD allows for up to three people to be temporarily absent from the household on Census Night.

This variable was first used during the 2011 Census.

No changes have been made for 2021.

Due to form limitations a maximum of three people can be reported and coded as temporarily absent from the dwelling. If more than three people are absent from the household, the additional people are unable to be included on the form.

This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from more than one question on the Census form.

• Count of persons temporarily absent from household (CPAD)
• Place of usual residence (PURP)
• Household composition (HHCD)
• Average persons per household
• Dwelling

• Population
• People and communities
• Household and families: Census