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2011 Census Reconciliation Report - Households

Table 4: Comparing the distribution of household types, 2001 and 2011, by local authority

Local authority 2001 2011
Census estimate Census estimate 1 Household projections -  principal Household projections - alternative headship
1 person 2 people 3+ people 1 person 2 people 3+ people 1 person 2 people 3+ people 1 person 2 people 3+ people
SCOTLAND 32.9% 33.1% 34.0% 34.7% 34.0% 31.3% 37.0% 34.8% 28.2% 35.4% 34.3% 30.2%
Aberdeen City 37.6% 32.9% 29.5% 37.9% 34.8% 27.3% 42.1% 33.1% 24.8% 40.0% 33.1% 27.0%
Aberdeenshire 25.3% 34.8% 39.8% 26.5% 36.4% 37.1% 28.8% 38.8% 32.4% 27.9% 37.7% 34.3%
Angus 30.9% 35.8% 33.2% 32.1% 36.6% 31.3% 34.6% 38.7% 26.7% 33.5% 38.0% 28.0%
Argyll & Bute 32.8% 35.4% 31.7% 35.6% 36.4% 28.0% 36.4% 39.2% 24.4% 35.6% 38.1% 27.4%
Clackmannanshire 31.3% 33.5% 35.1% 32.2% 35.8% 32.0% 36.1% 35.6% 28.3% 34.2% 35.2% 30.9%
Dumfries & Galloway 30.0% 36.6% 33.4% 32.5% 37.5% 30.0% 33.9% 39.7% 26.4% 32.9% 38.9% 28.4%
Dundee City 38.3% 31.9% 29.8% 40.4% 32.4% 27.2% 42.5% 31.5% 25.9% 41.3% 31.6% 27.7%
East Ayrshire 29.1% 33.7% 37.2% 31.8% 34.7% 33.5% 32.6% 36.3% 31.1% 31.5% 35.4% 33.0%
East Dunbartonshire 25.1% 32.5% 42.4% 28.4% 32.8% 38.8% 29.8% 35.6% 34.6% 28.7% 34.9% 36.1%
East Lothian 29.5% 34.9% 35.6% 30.6% 35.4% 34.0% 32.9% 36.5% 30.6% 31.7% 36.3% 32.2%
East Renfrewshire 25.7% 31.9% 42.4% 30.2% 30.8% 39.0% 29.5% 34.3% 36.2% 28.7% 33.8% 36.4%
Edinburgh, City of 37.5% 33.0% 29.5% 39.1% 33.5% 27.4% 40.2% 32.7% 27.1% 38.8% 32.8% 28.1%
Eilean Siar 33.5% 30.6% 35.9% 37.2% 32.2% 30.6% 38.8% 33.3% 27.9% 38.3% 31.7% 29.0%
Falkirk 31.4% 33.4% 35.3% 31.7% 35.1% 33.2% 35.8% 34.7% 29.5% 34.0% 34.3% 31.8%
Fife 31.1% 34.7% 34.1% 31.8% 36.6% 31.6% 35.2% 36.8% 28.0% 33.7% 36.3% 30.2%
Glasgow City 41.9% 29.5% 28.6% 43.1% 30.3% 26.5% 46.3% 29.1% 24.6% 43.8% 29.3% 26.6%
Highland 31.3% 34.8% 34.0% 31.7% 36.7% 31.6% 35.6% 37.5% 26.9% 34.1% 36.7% 29.3%
Inverclyde 34.6% 30.7% 34.6% 38.5% 30.2% 31.4% 40.0% 32.0% 28.0% 38.0% 31.8% 29.5%
Midlothian 26.0% 34.7% 39.3% 27.4% 36.3% 36.3% 30.4% 37.4% 32.1% 29.2% 36.8% 34.6%
Moray 28.5% 35.1% 36.4% 30.1% 37.2% 32.7% 32.4% 38.7% 28.9% 31.5% 37.7% 30.4%
North Ayrshire 31.4% 33.7% 34.9% 34.6% 34.4% 31.0% 36.4% 36.3% 27.3% 34.8% 35.6% 29.4%
North Lanarkshire 29.5% 31.2% 39.2% 32.1% 32.0% 36.0% 34.9% 33.3% 31.8% 32.8% 32.5% 34.6%
Orkney Islands 32.2% 34.7% 33.2% 34.4% 36.2% 29.3% 35.8% 37.9% 26.3% 34.7% 36.8% 27.4%
Perth & Kinross 31.6% 36.2% 32.2% 32.2% 37.7% 30.0% 35.5% 38.3% 26.2% 34.1% 37.8% 28.1%
Renfrewshire 33.3% 32.0% 34.8% 38.6% 30.5% 30.9% 38.3% 33.2% 28.5% 36.3% 33.0% 30.0%
Scottish Borders 32.3% 36.7% 31.1% 34.4% 37.2% 28.4% 34.7% 40.3% 25.0% 33.9% 39.2% 26.7%
Shetland Islands 31.0% 32.8% 36.2% 32.0% 34.5% 33.5% 35.6% 36.3% 28.2% 33.9% 35.3% 30.7%
South Ayrshire 31.4% 34.9% 33.7% 33.9% 36.1% 30.0% 35.3% 37.6% 27.1% 34.1% 36.9% 29.3%
South Lanarkshire 30.0% 32.2% 37.8% 33.5% 33.1% 33.4% 34.9% 34.3% 30.8% 33.1% 33.6% 33.0%
Stirling 29.0% 34.9% 36.0% 30.6% 35.4% 34.0% 32.1% 37.5% 30.4% 31.3% 36.7% 32.5%
West Dunbartonshire 34.2% 30.8% 34.9% 38.3% 30.7% 31.0% 39.6% 32.5% 27.9% 37.4% 32.0% 30.1%
West Lothian 27.1% 32.8% 40.0% 28.5% 34.0% 37.5% 32.1% 35.0% 32.8% 30.4% 34.5% 35.1%

Footnotes
1) 2011 census figures are taken from release 1B. Figures are percentages of all households. They are calculated from unrounded data and are rounded to one decimal place.
Source: National Records of Scotland

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