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Household Estimates

This section contains estimates of the number of households and dwellings in Scotland, including occupied and vacant dwellings, second homes and trends in household types. There is also information about other sources of household estimates data.

Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland

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Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2010
Estimates of the number of households and dwellings in Scotland, including figures on occupied and vacant dwellings, second homes and trends in household types.

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Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2009
Estimates of the number of households and dwellings in Scotland, including occupied and vacant dwellings, second homes and trends in household types.

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Including data going back to 1991.

Information on Household and Dwelling Estimates Across the UK

A paper called Household and Dwelling Estimates Across the UK (PDF 77 Kb) gives information on the methods used to produce estimates of households and dwellings in the four UK countries.

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Small Area Statistics

The Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics website contains statistics on households and dwellings at neighbourhood level. This includes the number of dwellings by Council Tax band, type of dwelling, number of rooms per dwelling, density of housing and the percentage of dwellings which are occupied, vacant or second homes.

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You can register with Scotstat on the Scottish Government website to receive notification of when these statistics are published.