housing vs habitation

housing and habitation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, habitation is a hyponym of housing; that is, habitation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than housing:

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