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Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2009

Estimates of the number of households and dwellings in Scotland, including figures on occupied and vacant dwellings, second homes and trends in household types

First Published on 20 May 2010

Corrected on 16 September 2010

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Contents

1. Key findings

2. Uses

3. Results
3.1 Number of households and dwellings
3.2 Characteristics of dwellings
3.3 Characteristics of households
3.4 Variation within local authority areas
3.5 Changes in household size and type

4. Sources, methods and definitions
4.1 Household estimates from Council Tax systems
4.2 Dwelling estimates from the Assessors’ Portal
4.3 Information on household types from the Scottish Household Survey
4.4 Urban-rural classification
4.5 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, SIMD
4.6 Strategic Development Plan (SDP) areas
4.7 National Parks

5. Related publications and websites

List of tables

Table 1: Household estimates for Scotland by local authority area, June 1991-2009
Table 2: Number of dwellings in Scotland by local authority area, September 2001-2009
Table 3: Characteristics of dwellings by urban-rural classification, 2009
Table 4: Characteristics of dwellings by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, 2009
Table 5: Characteristics of dwellings by local authority area, 2009
Table 6: Characteristics of dwellings by Strategic Development Plan (SDP) area and National Park, 2009
Table 7: Occupied and vacant dwellings in each data zone by urban-rural classification, September 2009
Table 8: Occupied and vacant dwellings in each data zone by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, September 2009
Table 9: Occupied and vacant dwellings in each local authority area, September 2009
Table 10: Occupied and vacant dwellings in each Strategic Development Plan (SDP) area and National Park, September 2009
Table 11: Estimates of the number of households by household type, Scotland, 1981-2008

List of figures

Figure 1: Dwelling types by urban-rural classification, 2009
Figure 2: Dwelling types by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, 2009
Figure 3: Vacant dwellings and second homes by urban-rural classification, September 2009
Figure 4: Vacant dwellings and second homes by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, September 2009
Figure 5: Percentage of dwellings entitled to a ‘single adult’ discount by urban-rural classification, September 2009
Figure 6: Percentage of dwellings entitled to a ‘single adult’ discount by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) decile, September 2009
Figure 7: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone which are vacant in each local authority area, September 2009
Figure 8: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone which are second homes, September 2009
Figure 9: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone with a ‘single adult’ Council Tax discount, September 2009
Figure 10: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone with ‘occupied exemptions’ (e.g. all-student households or armed forces accommodation), September 2009
Figure 11: Change in household type, 1981-2008

List of maps

Map 1: Percentage of dwellings which are vacant in each local authority area in Scotland, 2009
Map 2: Percentage of dwellings which are vacant in each data zone in Scotland, 2009
Map 3: Percentage of dwellings which are flats in each data zone in Scotland, 2009
Map 4: Percentage of dwellings which are second homes in each data zone in Scotland, 2009
Map 5: Percentage of dwellings in each data zone with Council Tax ‘occupied exemptions’ (e.g. all-student households), North East Fife and Dundee, 2009

 

 

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