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Population and Household Projections for Scotland's Strategic Development Planning Areas (2006-based)

6. Total number of households

6.1 The projected number of households in SDP areas from 2006 to 2031 are shown in Tables 5a to 5d and illustrated in Figure 4.

Figure 4: Projected number of households in SDP areas: 2006-2031

Figure 4: Projected number of households in SDP areas: 2006-2031

6.2 The number of households in Scotland is projected to increase from under 2.3 million to over 2.7 million from 2006 to 2031, which is an increase of 19 per cent. All SDP areas show projected increases during this period, of varying rates:

Types of household

6.3 Detailed information on types of household can be found in Tables 5a to 5d and is illustrated in Figure 5. In all SDP areas, there are large projected increases in the numbers of adults living alone. The number of households containing just two adults without children and the number of households containing one adult with children are projected to increase as well.

6.4 In contrast, the number of larger households is projected to fall. The number of households containing two or more adults with children and the number of households containing three or more adults are both projected to decrease.

Figure 5: Projected numbers of households by household type in SDP areas, 2006 and 2031

Figure 5: Projected numbers of households by household type in SDP areas, 2006 and 2031

Please note that scales on the y-axis differ between graphs.

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