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

Table 5c: Household projections for SESPlan SDP area, by type of household, 2006-2031

Household size

Household type

2006

2011

2016

2021

2026

2031

Change

Average annual change 1

2006-2031

2006-2031

2006-2016

2016-2031

One person households

1 adult male

81,220

93,160

105,420

117,470

128,850

139,350

58,130

72%

2,325

2,419

2,262

1 adult female

106,780

117,120

128,440

139,000

149,960

159,430

52,650

49%

2,106

2,166

2,066

Two person households

2 adults

163,890

176,640

189,250

199,890

209,010

216,300

52,410

32%

2,096

2,536

1,803

1 adult, 1 child

18,970

21,900

24,640

27,510

30,480

33,500

14,520

77%

581

566

591

3+ person households

1 adult, 2+ children

15,270

16,470

17,670

19,550

21,330

22,710

7,440

49%

297

239

336

2+ adult 1+ children

100,950

96,110

91,050

87,760

84,510

82,080

-18,870

-19%

-755

-990

-598

3+ person all adult

45,190

44,810

43,850

41,800

40,620

40,630

-4,560

-10%

-182

-134

-214

All households

532,280

566,200

600,310

632,980

664,760

694,000

161,710

30%

6,469

6,803

6,246

Private household population2

1,171,640

1,216,880

1,255,810

1,294,170

1,328,460

1,357,860

186,220

16%

 

Average household size 3

2.20

2.15

2.09

2.04

2.00

1.96

-0.24

-11%

Percentage of all households by household type

Household size

Household type

2006

2011

2016

2021

2026

2031

 

One person households

1 adult male

15%

16%

18%

19%

19%

20%

1 adult female

20%

21%

21%

22%

23%

23%

Two person households

2 adults

31%

31%

32%

32%

31%

31%

1 adult, 1 child

4%

4%

4%

4%

5%

5%

3+ person households

1 adult, 2+ children

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2+ adult 1+ children

19%

17%

15%

14%

13%

12%

3+ person all adult

8%

8%

7%

7%

6%

6%

All households

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

1. Average annual change is the result of dividing the absolute change (before rounding) by the number of years referred to.
2. Private household population: The population living in private households, i.e. people not living in communal establishments.
3. Average household size is the result of dividing "private household population" by "all households"
Note: Not all figures will sum due to rounding
These figures were corrected slightly in November 2009. For more information see the page http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/housholds/household-projections/archive/2006-based-sdp-areas

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