habitation vs housing

habitation and housing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
habitation	Yes	No	No	No
housing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, housing is a hypernym of habitation; that is, housing is a word with a broader meaning than habitation:

Other hypernyms of habitation include living accommodations, lodging.

habitation (noun)	housing (noun)
the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)	structures collectively in which people are housed
housing that someone is living in	a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant	stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse