Statistical Bulletin HSG/2002/4 - Household Projections for Scotland: 2000-Based

Household Projections for Scotland:2000-Based

5.8 Projected Households in Scotland by Structure Plan Area (SPA) and Household Type (Table 8)

Of all the structure plan areas, total households are projected to increase by the largest percentage in Edinburgh and the Lothians SPA, at 19 per cent followed by Stirling and Clackmannanshire (17 per cent). Total Households in Dundee & Angus SPA are projected remain around 114,000 over the 14 year projection period. In all other Local Authorities the total number of households are expected to increase. The largest increase in terms of numbers of households is in Glasgow & the Clyde Valley at 94,610.

All SPAs are projected to have increases in the number of one adult households over the projection period. Stirling and Clackmannanshire SPA is projected to have the largest percentage increase at 39 percent, followed by Highland SPA (38 per cent), Edinburgh and Lothians (38 per cent) and Shetland SPA (37 per cent). The smallest percentage increase is projected in Dundee and Angus (17 per cent increase in one adult households over the projection period).

All SPAs are projected to have increases in the number of one adult with child(ren) households over the projection period. The smallest increase is projected in Eilean Siar (1 per cent), the largest increases are projected to be seen in Stirling and Clackmannanshire SPA (45 per cent) and Edinburgh and Lothians SPA (41 per cent).

Households consisting of two or more adults with child(ren) are projected to decrease in all SPAs over the projection period. This ranges from a 28 per cent (3,430) decrease in Stirling and Clackmannanshire to a 50 per cent (9,520) decrease in Dundee and Angus.

For households consisting of two or more adults and no children all SPAs show projected increases. Edinburgh and the Lothians SPA is projected to have the highest percentage increase at 22 per cent (31,560) followed by Stirling and Clackmannanshire at 21 per cent (4,810), whilst Dundee and Angus SPA is projected to have the smallest percentage increase at 3 per cent (1,290).

Table 8a: Projected Households in Scotland by Structure Plan Area and Household Type (all households)

Structure Plan Area	Total Households (All Household Types)
Structure Plan Area	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	% change 2000 - 2014
Scotland	2,203,160	2,222,100	2,239,470	2,257,310	2,276,310	2,294,620	2,313,210	2,332,380	2,351,940	2,370,450	2,389,290	2,407,810	2,426,080	2,444,700	2,461,740	*12%*
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire	192,190	193,440	194,690	196,050	197,450	198,860	200,160	201,520	202,850	204,080	205,340	206,560	207,720	208,900	209,930	9%
Argyll & Bute	38,320	38,390	38,520	38,690	38,890	39,070	39,260	39,450	39,650	39,830	39,990	40,160	40,300	40,430	40,540	6%
Ayrshire	159,230	160,200	161,010	161,900	162,850	163,740	164,690	165,710	166,670	167,590	168,520	169,400	170,330	171,230	172,050	8%
Dumfries and Galloway	63,700	64,010	64,260	64,580	64,910	65,210	65,490	65,780	66,060	66,320	66,640	66,890	67,140	67,400	67,580	6%
Dundee and Angus	113,900	113,950	113,980	114,060	114,130	114,070	114,010	114,080	114,110	114,120	114,120	114,080	114,030	113,990	113,820	0%
Edinburgh and Lothians	341,930	346,670	351,230	355,690	360,340	364,940	369,550	374,280	379,120	383,840	388,640	393,470	398,350	403,280	408,070	19%
Eilean Siar	11,670	11,710	11,750	11,810	11,880	11,910	11,950	11,980	12,010	12,020	12,030	12,040	12,070	12,070	12,070	3%
Falkirk	61,840	62,410	62,930	63,450	63,990	64,480	65,010	65,600	66,190	66,720	67,240	67,780	68,270	68,800	69,300	12%
Fife	150,750	152,310	153,670	154,920	156,280	157,630	158,950	160,280	161,600	162,910	164,240	165,570	166,880	168,210	169,440	12%
Glasgow and Clyde Valley	768,090	774,900	780,900	787,200	793,970	800,750	807,740	814,750	822,070	828,890	835,940	842,820	849,500	856,400	862,700	12%
Highland	88,760	89,690	90,510	91,320	92,120	92,860	93,630	94,380	95,160	95,890	96,620	97,330	98,030	98,710	99,330	12%
Moray	36,130	36,340	36,510	36,660	36,830	36,980	37,130	37,340	37,520	37,680	37,870	38,040	38,220	38,370	38,510	7%
Orkney	8,240	8,300	8,360	8,410	8,490	8,550	8,590	8,650	8,700	8,740	8,780	8,820	8,840	8,900	8,910	8%
Perth and KInross	57,480	57,830	58,200	58,620	59,080	59,490	59,870	60,300	60,770	61,220	61,630	62,050	62,430	62,850	63,280	10%
Scottish Borders, The	46,480	46,900	47,240	47,570	47,980	48,280	48,610	49,010	49,390	49,760	50,100	50,470	50,840	51,220	51,540	11%
Shetland	9,280	9,290	9,360	9,440	9,510	9,580	9,660	9,760	9,850	9,930	10,000	10,070	10,160	10,220	10,290	11%
Stirling and Clackmannanshire	55,160	55,750	56,350	56,950	57,620	58,240	58,890	59,530	60,230	60,910	61,580	62,270	62,980	63,730	64,390	17%

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