Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2013

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

Published on 30 July 2014

Contents

  1. What are the key trends?
    1. 1.1 What are the changes in household numbers?
    2. 1.2 What are the changes in vacant dwellings and second homes?
    3. 1.3 Other contributing factors to the changes in household numbers
    4. 1.4 What links are there with deprivation?
  2. Introduction
  3. Variation in the figures across Scotland
    1. 3.1 Overall household numbers
    2. 3.2 Vacant dwellings and second homes
    3. 3.3 Property type and density of housing
    4. 3.4 All-student households
    5. 3.5 Household size
    6. 3.6 Box plots showing variation within Council areas
  4. Background information: sources, methods, definitions, and uses of the data
    1. 4.1 Household estimates from Council Tax systems
    2. 4.2 Dwelling estimates from the Assessors' Portal
    3. 4.3 Interpreting the data
    4. 4.4 2011 Census
    5. 4.5 Average household size
    6. 4.6 Information on household types from the Scottish Household Survey
    7. 4.7 Urban/rural classification
    8. 4.8 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
    9. 4.9 Strategic Development Plan (SDP) areas and National Parks
    10. 4.10 Uses of the data
  5. Related publications and websites
  6. Notes on statistical publications
  7. Related organisations

List of Figures

List of Tables

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