Table 7: Occupied and vacant dwellings by urban-rural classification, September 2011
| Urban-rural classification1 | Large urban areas | Other urban areas | Accessible small towns | Remote small towns | Accessible rural areas | Remote rural areas | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Occupied dwellings2 | 96% | 97% | 97% | 95% | 95% | 88% | 96% |
| % Vacant dwellings2 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 2.8% |
| % Second homes3 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 7.3% | 1.5% |
| % Dwellings with a single adult discount | 42% | 38% | 36% | 38% | 29% | 29% | 38% |
| % Dwellings with 'occupied exemptions' 2 | 4.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 2.7% |
Footnotes
1) This table uses the Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2009-2010.
2) East Renfrewshire were unable to provide data zone level information on occupied and vacant dwellings prior to 2010. They have been able to provide this information from 2010 onwards therefore the percentages are directly comparable with those in last year's publication.
3) Data zone figures are not available on second homes for Clackmannanshire, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire. These data zones have been removed from calculations of second homes for each urban-rural classification. The Scotland figure includes totals for these three local authority areas, from Table 9, to be in line with other Scotland-level statistics quoted elsewhere in this publication.
Source: 2011 neighbourhood level collection of council tax information.
Please go to Sources, Methods and Definitions for definitions of each of the household characteristics listed in the table.