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Household Projections for Scotland: 2000-Based

5.6 Projected Households in Scotland by Local Authority:One Adult Households as a Percentage of All Households (Table 6)

The proportion of all households which consist of one adult living alone is projected to increase from 33 per cent in 2000 to 39 per cent in 2014, with all authorities projected to have a higher percentage of single adult households in 2014 than in 2000. Of all the authority areas, Aberdeen City is projected to have had the highest percentage of one adult households in 2000 (45 per cent) and 2014 (52 per cent). East Dunbartonshire had the lowest percentage of one adult households in 2000 (24 per cent), and, at 30 per cent, Midlothian is projected to have the lowest in 2014.

Table 6: Projected Households in Scotland by Local Authority: One Adult Households as a Percentage of All Households