Table 12: Estimates of the number of households by household type, Scotland, 1981-2012

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	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	650,000	76,000	62,000	479,000	205,000
20024	2,211,000	315,000	416,000	658,000	79,000	64,000	468,000	212,000
2003	2,231,000	326,000	417,000	666,000	78,000	65,000	474,000	206,000
2004	2,251,000	343,000	428,000	661,000	84,000	62,000	470,000	203,000
2005	2,274,000	334,000	433,000	681,000	85,000	65,000	479,000	197,000
2006	2,295,000	359,000	429,000	693,000	84,000	62,000	472,000	198,000
2007	2,319,000	351,000	439,000	723,000	79,000	62,000	459,000	205,000
2008	2,338,000	357,000	459,000	711,000	76,000	58,000	459,000	217,000
2009	2,352,000	368,000	442,000	732,000	88,000	60,000	463,000	198,000
2010	2,365,000	377,000	448,000	733,000	76,000	62,000	467,000	202,000
2011	2,376,000	382,000	443,000	724,000	85,000	64,000	466,000	211,000
2012	2,387,000	397,000	451,000	732,000	90,000	69,000	447,000	201,000
Change, 2002 to 2012	176,000	82,000	36,000	75,000	11,000	5,000	-21,000	-11,000
Per cent change, 2002 to 2012	8%	26%	9%	11%	14%	8%	-5%	-5%

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
Footnotes The figures for 1981 are from the Census. For the 1981 Census, 'households with children' included children aged 0-15. For the 1991, 2001 and 2011 Censuses, the definition of a dependent child also included those aged 16-18 in full-time education. The figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from the Census and mid-year population estimates. The figures for 2002 onwards are from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS). These figures are adjusted to each year's household estimates (Table 1). They are then adjusted by an amount calculated from the differences between these results and the census in 2001 and 2011, to account for any under or over-count of a household type in the SHS. The figures for 2001 to 2011 have been revised since the publication of ‘Estimates of Households and Dwellings, 2012’ to fully reflect the results of the 2011 Census. Household numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Source: Household types - Scottish Household Survey, 2012. More information about it is available from www.scotland.gov.uk/shs. All households - National Records of Scotland household estimates. Please go to Sources, Methods and Definitions for further information.
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%	15%	19%	30%	3%	3%	21%	9%
2004	100%	15%	19%	29%	4%	3%	21%	9%
2005	100%	15%	19%	30%	4%	3%	21%	9%
2006	100%	16%	19%	30%	4%	3%	21%	9%
2007	100%	15%	19%	31%	3%	3%	20%	9%
2008	100%	15%	20%	30%	3%	2%	20%	9%
2009	100%	16%	19%	31%	4%	3%	20%	8%
2010	100%	16%	19%	31%	3%	3%	20%	9%
2011	100%	16%	19%	30%	4%	3%	20%	9%
2012	100%	17%	19%	31%	4%	3%	19%	8%