Council area | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Change 2003-2013 | |
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Footnotes
Average household size is calculated in two stages:
The communal establishment rates for 2001 and 2011 are derived from census data for those years. The rates for other years are calculated using both the 2001 and 2011 Census rates.
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Scotland | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.18 | -0.06 | -2.5% |
Aberdeen City | 2.13 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.02 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.05 | 2.07 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 0.00 | 0.1% |
Aberdeenshire | 2.47 | 2.45 | 2.44 | 2.42 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.38 | -0.05 | -2.2% |
Angus | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.19 | -0.05 | -2.2% |
Argyll & Bute | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.20 | 2.19 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 2.08 | 2.09 | -0.11 | -4.9% |
Clackmannanshire | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.22 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.19 | -0.06 | -2.9% |
Dumfries & Galloway | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.18 | 2.16 | -0.09 | -4.0% |
Dundee City | 2.13 | 2.10 | 2.09 | 2.07 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 2.06 | 2.06 | -0.04 | -1.8% |
East Ayrshire | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.32 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.22 | -0.10 | -4.2% |
East Dunbartonshire | 2.53 | 2.51 | 2.50 | 2.48 | 2.46 | 2.44 | 2.43 | 2.42 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.39 | -0.11 | -4.6% |
East Lothian | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.32 | 2.31 | 2.30 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.28 | -0.05 | -2.0% |
East Renfrewshire | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.51 | 2.49 | 2.48 | 2.47 | 2.46 | 2.45 | 2.44 | 2.43 | 2.42 | 2.41 | 2.40 | -0.10 | -4.2% |
Edinburgh, City of | 2.14 | 2.11 | 2.09 | 2.07 | 2.06 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 2.07 | 2.08 | 2.08 | -0.01 | -0.3% |
Eilean Siar | 2.32 | 2.31 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.17 | 2.13 | 2.09 | -0.20 | -8.8% |
Falkirk | 2.29 | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | -0.02 | -0.7% |
Fife | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.21 | -0.04 | -1.9% |
Glasgow City | 2.08 | 2.07 | 2.04 | 2.01 | 1.99 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 2.03 | -0.01 | -0.5% |
Highland | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.22 | 2.19 | -0.07 | -3.2% |
Inverclyde | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 2.14 | 2.13 | 2.12 | -0.12 | -5.2% |
Midlothian | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.38 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 2.34 | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.33 | -0.08 | -3.2% |
Moray | 2.37 | 2.36 | 2.37 | 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.31 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.30 | 2.28 | 2.24 | 2.26 | -0.11 | -4.6% |
North Ayrshire | 2.29 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.16 | -0.09 | -4.2% |
North Lanarkshire | 2.40 | 2.37 | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.32 | 2.31 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.27 | -0.08 | -3.5% |
Orkney Islands | 2.28 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.16 | 2.15 | -0.10 | -4.6% |
Perth & Kinross | 2.24 | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 2.20 | 2.18 | -0.02 | -0.9% |
Renfrewshire | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.18 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.10 | -0.10 | -4.6% |
Scottish Borders | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.13 | 2.13 | -0.08 | -3.5% |
Shetland Islands | 2.38 | 2.37 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.31 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.31 | 2.28 | 2.27 | -0.09 | -3.6% |
South Ayrshire | 2.26 | 2.24 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.16 | 2.16 | -0.07 | -3.1% |
South Lanarkshire | 2.36 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.31 | 2.29 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.21 | -0.13 | -5.4% |
Stirling | 2.36 | 2.34 | 2.32 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.29 | 2.28 | -0.04 | -1.6% |
West Dunbartonshire | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.21 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.13 | 2.12 | -0.14 | -6.0% |
West Lothian | 2.43 | 2.41 | 2.39 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.35 | -0.05 | -1.9% |