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

Table 5b: Household projections for Aberdeen City & Shire 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

32,830

37,260

40,750

43,800

46,400

48,510

15,680

48%

627

792

517

1 adult female

37,140

40,590

43,870

46,870

50,440

53,450

16,310

44%

652

673

639

Two person households

2 adults

61,720

67,820

73,300

77,780

80,940

82,720

21,010

34%

840

1,158

628

1 adult, 1 child

6,060

6,730

7,230

7,650

7,940

8,210

2,150

35%

86

117

65

3+ person households

1 adult, 2+ children

5,160

5,460

5,620

5,880

6,060

6,160

1,010

20%

40

47

36

2+ adults 1+ children

38,990

36,340

33,300

30,650

28,100

26,130

-12,870

-33%

-515

-570

-478

3+ person all adult

16,120

15,360

14,160

12,700

11,490

10,470

-5,660

-35%

-226

-196

-246

All households

198,020

209,560

218,230

225,330

231,380

235,650

37,630

19%

1,505

2,020

1,162

Private household population2

430,450

443,240

449,370

453,480

454,790

453,370

22,930

5%

 

Average household size 3

2.17

2.12

2.06

2.01

1.97

1.92

-0.25

-11%

Percentage of all households by household type

Household size

Household type

2006

2011

2016

2021

2026

2031

One person households

1 adult male

17%

18%

19%

19%

20%

21%

1 adult female

19%

19%

20%

21%

22%

23%

Two person households

2 adults

31%

32%

34%

35%

35%

35%

1 adult, 1 child

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3+ person households

1 adult, 2+ children

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2+ adults 1+ children

20%

17%

15%

14%

12%

11%

3+ person all adult

8%

7%

6%

6%

5%

4%

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"

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