Year | All Households | 1-person households | 2-person households | 3+ person households | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 adult: male | 1 adult: female | 2 adults | 1 adult, 1 child | 1 adult, 2+ children | 2+ adults, 1+ children | 3+ adults | ||
19811 | 1,786,000 | 119,000 | 274,000 | 507,000 | 20,000 | 21,000 | 595,000 | 251,000 |
19912,3 | 2,043,000 | 221,000 | 362,000 | 607,000 | 52,000 | 51,000 | 520,000 | 230,000 |
20012,3 | 2,195,000 | 306,000 | 416,000 | 651,000 | 76,000 | 62,000 | 479,000 | 205,000 |
20024 | 2,211,000 | 313,000 | 415,000 | 658,000 | 79,000 | 63,000 | 469,000 | 216,000 |
2003 | 2,231,000 | 322,000 | 415,000 | 666,000 | 78,000 | 62,000 | 474,000 | 213,000 |
2004 | 2,251,000 | 337,000 | 424,000 | 662,000 | 85,000 | 59,000 | 471,000 | 214,000 |
2005 | 2,274,000 | 326,000 | 428,000 | 682,000 | 86,000 | 60,000 | 480,000 | 212,000 |
2006 | 2,295,000 | 348,000 | 423,000 | 694,000 | 85,000 | 56,000 | 473,000 | 217,000 |
2007 | 2,318,000 | 339,000 | 432,000 | 725,000 | 81,000 | 55,000 | 460,000 | 227,000 |
2008 | 2,337,000 | 343,000 | 450,000 | 713,000 | 79,000 | 50,000 | 460,000 | 243,000 |
2009 | 2,351,000 | 351,000 | 432,000 | 734,000 | 90,000 | 50,000 | 465,000 | 228,000 |
2010 | 2,364,000 | 358,000 | 437,000 | 735,000 | 79,000 | 51,000 | 468,000 | 236,000 |
2011 | 2,375,000 | 360,000 | 431,000 | 727,000 | 88,000 | 52,000 | 468,000 | 249,000 |
Change, 2001 to 2011 | 181,000 | 55,000 | 14,000 | 76,000 | 13,000 | -10,000 | -11,000 | 44,000 |
Per cent change, 2001 to 2011 | 8% | 18% | 3% | 12% | 17% | -17% | -2% | 22% |
Percentage of households by household type | ||||||||
Year | All Households | 1-person households | 2-person households | 3+ person households | ||||
1 adult: male | 1 adult: female | 2 adults | 1 adult, 1 child | 1 adult, 2+ children | 2+ adults, 1+ children | 3+ adults | ||
19811,2 | 100% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 1% | 1% | 33% | 14% |
19912,3 | 100% | 11% | 18% | 30% | 3% | 2% | 25% | 11% |
20012,3 | 100% | 14% | 19% | 30% | 3% | 3% | 22% | 9% |
20024 | 100% | 14% | 19% | 30% | 4% | 3% | 21% | 10% |
2003 | 100% | 14% | 19% | 30% | 3% | 3% | 21% | 10% |
2004 | 100% | 15% | 19% | 29% | 4% | 3% | 21% | 10% |
2005 | 100% | 14% | 19% | 30% | 4% | 3% | 21% | 9% |
2006 | 100% | 15% | 18% | 30% | 4% | 2% | 21% | 9% |
2007 | 100% | 15% | 19% | 31% | 3% | 2% | 20% | 10% |
2008 | 100% | 15% | 19% | 31% | 3% | 2% | 20% | 10% |
2009 | 100% | 15% | 18% | 31% | 4% | 2% | 20% | 10% |
2010 | 100% | 15% | 18% | 31% | 3% | 2% | 20% | 10% |
2011 | 100% | 15% | 18% | 31% | 4% | 2% | 20% | 10% |
Footnotes
1) The figures for 1981 are from the Census.
2) For the 1981 Census, 'households with children' 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.
3) The figures for 1991 and 2001 are from mid-year population estimates and the Census.
4) The figures for 2002 onwards 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 account for any under or over-count of a household type in the SHS. The SHS has a sample size of around 15,000 households per year. Please note that these figures have not been revised to reflect the 2011 Census results, as these had not yet been released at the time of publication.
More information about the SHS is available from the SHS section of the Scottish Government's website.
Household numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.
Source: Household types - Scottish Household Survey. All households - National Records of Scotland household estimates.
Please go to Sources, Methods and Definitions for further information.