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Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2011

Estimates of the number of households and dwellings in Scotland, including figures on occupied and vacant dwellings, second homes, and trends in household types

Published on 14 June 2012

Contents

Main Points

1. Uses and Limitations of the Data
1.1 Uses
1.2 Limitations

2. Results
2.1 Number of households and dwellings
2.2 Characteristics of dwellings
2.3 Characteristics of households
2.4 Variation within local authority areas
2.5 Changes in household size and type

3. Sources, methods and definitions
3.1 Household estimates from Council Tax systems
3.2 Dwelling estimates from the Assessors' Portal
3.3 Information on household types from the Scottish Household Survey
3.4 Urban-rural classification
3.5 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
3.6 Strategic Development Plan (SDP) areas and National Parks

4. Related publications and websites

List of Tables

Table 1: Household estimates for Scotland by local authority, June 1991-2011
Table 2: Number of dwellings in Scotland by local authority, September 2001-2011
Table 3: Characteristics of dwellings by urban-rural classification, 2011
Table 4: Characteristics of dwellings by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation decile, 2011
Table 5: Characteristics of dwellings by local authority, 2011
Table 6: Characteristics of dwellings by Strategic Development Plan (SDP) area and National Park, 2011
Table 7: Occupied and vacant dwellings by urban-rural classification, September 2011
Table 8: Occupied and vacant dwellings by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation decile, September 2011
Table 9: Occupied and vacant dwellings in each local authority, September 2011
Table 10: Occupied and vacant dwellings by Strategic Development Plan (SDP) area and National Park, September 2011
Table 11: Estimates of the number of households by household type, Scotland, 1981-2010

List of Figures

Figure 1: Annual increase in the number of households in Scotland between 2001 and 2011 (Chart)
Figure 2: Percentage change in the number of households 2001-2011 by local authority (Chart)
Figure 3: Dwelling types by urban-rural classification, 2011 (Chart)
Figure 4: Dwelling types by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, 2011 (Chart)
Figure 5: Vacant dwellings and second homes by urban-rural classification, September 2011 (Chart)
Figure 6: Vacant dwellings and second homes by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, September 2011 (Chart)
Figure 7: Percentage of dwellings which are vacant in each local authority area in Scotland, 2011 (Map)
Figure 8: Percentage of dwellings entitled to a 'single adult' discount by urban-rural classification, September 2011 (Chart)
Figure 9: Percentage of dwellings entitled to a 'single adult' discount by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, September 2011 (Chart)
Figure 10: Percentage of dwellings which are vacant in each data zone in Scotland, 2011 (Map)
Figure 11: Percentage of dwellings which are second homes in each data zone in Scotland, 2011 (Map)
Figure 12: Percentage of dwellings which are flats in each data zone in Scotland, 2011 (Map)
Figure 13: Percentage of dwellings in Council Tax bands A-C in each data zone in Aberdeen City, 2011 (Map)
Figure 14: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone which are vacant in each local authority, September 2011 (Boxplot)
Figure 15: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone which are second homes in each local authority, September 2011 (Boxplot)
Figure 16: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone with a 'single adult' discount in each local authority, September 2011 (Boxplot)
Figure 17: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone with 'occupied exemptions' (e.g. all student households or armed forces accommodation) in each local authority, September 2011 (Boxplot)
Figure 18: Change in household type, 1981-2010 (Chart)

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