Household size |
Household type |
1981 |
1991 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Change 01-06 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number |
% |
||||||||||
All households |
1,786,000 |
2,043,000 |
2,195,000 |
2,211,000 |
2,230,000 |
2,249,000 |
2,271,000 |
2,291,000 |
96,000 |
4% |
|
1 person |
1 adult: male |
119,000 |
221,000 |
306,000 |
310,000 |
320,000 |
332,000 |
321,000 |
342,000 |
36,000 |
12% |
households |
1 adult: female |
274,000 |
362,000 |
416,000 |
414,000 |
421,000 |
434,000 |
442,000 |
435,000 |
19,000 |
5% |
2 person |
2 adults |
507,000 |
607,000 |
651,000 |
659,000 |
671,000 |
668,000 |
683,000 |
695,000 |
45,000 |
7% |
households |
1 adult, 1 child |
20,000 |
52,000 |
76,000 |
80,000 |
78,000 |
85,000 |
86,000 |
85,000 |
9,000 |
12% |
3+ person |
1 adult, 2+ children |
21,000 |
51,000 |
62,000 |
63,000 |
61,000 |
56,000 |
57,000 |
53,000 |
-10,000 |
-16% |
households |
2+ adults, 1+ children |
595,000 |
520,000 |
479,000 |
470,000 |
465,000 |
462,000 |
472,000 |
467,000 |
-12,000 |
-3% |
3+ adults |
251,000 |
230,000 |
205,000 |
215,000 |
213,000 |
212,000 |
210,000 |
215,000 |
10,000 |
5% |
|
Percentage of households by household type
Household size |
Household type |
1981 |
1991 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All households |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
|
1 person |
1 adult: male |
7% |
11% |
14% |
14% |
14% |
15% |
14% |
15% |
households |
1 adult: female |
15% |
18% |
19% |
19% |
19% |
19% |
19% |
19% |
2 person |
2 adults |
28% |
30% |
30% |
30% |
30% |
30% |
30% |
30% |
households |
1 adult, 1 child |
1% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
3+ person |
1 adult, 2+ children |
1% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
households |
2+ adults, 1+ children |
33% |
25% |
22% |
21% |
21% |
21% |
21% |
20% |
3+ adults |
14% |
11% |
9% |
10% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
|
1. The figures for 1981 are from the Census. For the 1981 Census, households with children just included children aged 0-15; for the 1991 and 2001 Censuses, the definition of a dependent child also included those aged 16-18 in full time education.
2. The figures for 1991 are from the Census and mid-year population estimates (Table 1)
3. The figures for 2001-2006 are from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS). These figures are adjusted to each year's household estimates (Table 1), and adjusted to the 2001 Census to adjust for any under- or over-count in the SHS.
The SHS has a sample size of around 15,000 households per year. More information about it is available from www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
4. Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000.