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Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2012

Includes figures on occupied and vacant dwellings, second homes, and trends in household types

Published on 27 June 2013
First Revision 28 June 2013
Second Revision 9 July 2013

Contents

Revisions

Main Points

1. Introduction
1.1 Definitions
1.2 Household estimates
1.3 Dwelling estimates
1.4 Information available
1.5 2011 Census
1.6 Data in future publications

2. Detailed results
2.1 Number of households and dwellings
2.2 Characteristics of dwellings
2.3 Variation within local authority areas
2.4 Changes in household size and type
2.5 Household type by level of deprivation

3. Background information: sources, methods, definitions and uses of the data
3.1 Household estimates from Council Tax systems
3.2 Dwelling estimates from the Assessors' Portal
3.3 Interpreting the data
3.4 Average household size
3.5 Information on household types from the Scottish Household Survey
3.6 Urban/rural classification
3.7 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
3.8 Strategic Development Plan (SDP) areas and National Parks
3.9 Uses of the data

4. Related publications and websites

5. Notes on statistical publications

6. Related organisations

List of Tables

Table 1: Household estimates for Scotland by local authority, June 1991-2012
Table 2: Number of dwellings in Scotland by local authority, September 2002-2012
Table 3: Characteristics of dwellings by urban/rural classification, 2011
Table 4: Characteristics of dwellings by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation decile, 2012
Table 5: Characteristics of dwellings by local authority, 2012
Table 6: Characteristics of dwellings by Strategic Development Plan (SDP) area and National Park, 2012
Table 7: Occupied and vacant dwellings by urban/rural classification, September 2012
Table 8: Occupied and vacant dwellings by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation decile, September 2012
Table 9: Occupied and vacant dwellings in each local authority, September 2012
Table 10: Occupied and vacant dwellings by Strategic Development Plan (SDP) area and National Park, September 2012
Table 11: Average household size by local authority, June 2001-2011
Table 12: Estimates of the number of households by household type, Scotland, 1981-2011
Table 13: Estimates of the percentage of households by household type in each Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, Scotland, in 2011

List of Figures

Figure 1: Annual increase in the number of households in Scotland between 2002 and 2012 (Chart)
Figure 2: Percentage change in the number of households 2002-2012 by local authority (Chart)
Figure 3: Dwelling type by urban/rural classification, 2012 (Chart)
Figure 4: Dwelling type by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD 2012) decile, 2012 (Chart)
Figure 5: Vacant dwellings and second homes by urban/rural classification, September 2012 (Chart)
Figure 6: Vacant dwellings and second homes by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, September 2012 (Chart)
Figure 7: Percentage of dwellings which are vacant in each local authority in Scotland, 2012 (Map)
Figure 8: Percentage of dwellings entitled to a 'single adult' discount from Council Tax by urban/rural classification, September 2012 (Chart)
Figure 9: Percentage of dwellings entitled to a 'single adult' discount from Council Tax by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, September 2012 (Chart)
Figure 10: Percentage of dwellings which are vacant in each data zone in Scotland, 2012 (Map)
Figure 11: Percentage of dwellings which are second homes in each data zone in Scotland, 2012 (Map)
Figure 12: Percentage of dwellings which are flats in each data zone in Scotland, 2012 (Map)
Figure 13: Percentage of dwellings in Council Tax bands A-C in each data zone in Glasgow City, 2012 (Map)
Figure 14: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone which are vacant in each local authority, September 2012 (Boxplot)
Figure 15: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone which are second homes in each local authority, September 2012 (Boxplot)
Figure 16: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone with a 'single adult' discount from Council Tax in each local authority, September 2012 (Boxplot)
Figure 17: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone with 'occupied exemptions' from Council Tax (e.g. all student households or armed forces accommodation) in each local authority, September 2012 (Boxplot)
Figure 18: Average household size in Scotland between 2001 and 2011 (Chart)
Figure 19: Change in household type, 1971-2011 (Chart)
Figure 20: Estimates of the percentage of households with one, two or three adults (without children) in each Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, in 2011
Figure 21: Estimates of the percentage of households with one or two-or-more adults with children, in each Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2012 decile, Scotland, in 2011

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