The Scottish Government

Key Indicators: 1991 to 2002

Table 1

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Population estimates at 30 June (000s)

5,107

5,111

5,120

5,132

5,137

5,128

5,122

5,120

5,119

5,115

..

..

Household estimates at 30 June (000s)

2,052

2,067

2,085

2,102

2,119

2,136

2,153

2,170

2,186

2,203

..

..

Estimated stock of dwellings at 31 December (000s) ¹

2,160

2,175

2,193

2,210

2,230

2,248

2,267

2,285

2,305

2,325

..

..

% owner occupied

52

54

55

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

..

..

% rented from public authorities

38

36

34

33

31

30

28

27

25

24

..

..

Total new dwellings completed

19,529

17,620

21,221

21,203

24,325

20,950

22,539

20,320

24,373

23,384

23,713

..

Private sector ^2,3

15,533

14,389

17,711

17,753

18,310

18,092

17,855

18,270

19,381

18,395

18,139

..

Housing Associations

2,264

2,221

2,552

2,789

4,854

2,566

4,507

1,911

4,911

4,894

5,502

..

Public authorities

1,732

1,010

958

661

1,161

292

177

139

81

95

72

..

Dwellings demolished or closed ³

1,688

3,584

4,039

3,810

5,837

4,133

4,624

3,635

4,746

5,057

5,177

..

Public authority dwellings sold

24,735

30,956

23,499

29,484

27,480

19,196

28,637

22,250

16,633

19,297

17,568

..

Dwellings allocated by local authorities ^4,5

76,316

70,612

66,939

65,344

63,955

63,113

67,973

65,555

64,612

..

..

53,187

% new lets

62

63

62

62

63

66

65

66

68

..

..

71

% new lets under homelessness legislation

20

21

24

23

20

21

19

20

21

..

..

17

Housing provision for elderly by public agencies and housing associations ⁶

Very sheltered housing

173

326

389

547

671

719

913

1,144

1,389

1,689

1,825

..

Sheltered housing ⁷

31,362

32,192

32,267

33,100

33,687

34,976

35,484

36,096

34,752

35,342

34,615

..

Medium dependency housing

16,269

17,123

15,767

16,506

19,013

18,535

16,883

17,245

16,751

16,870

16,674

..

Applicants on the Housing Register on 31 March ⁸

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

219,837

226,836

Number of Households (re)housed ^4,8

LA Dwellings

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

48,999

49,180

Other Dwellings

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

3,373

3,568

Houses in Multiple Occupation

Licences in Force at 31 March

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

25

710