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Social Focus on Urban Rural Scotland 2003
Ethnicity
The 2001 Census also shows that there are just over 100,000 people from minority ethnic backgrounds living in Scotland. This equates to some 2 per cent of the population, and compares with 1.3 per cent in 1991.
The proportion of people from minority ethnic backgrounds is largest in the large urban areas (3.7 per cent) and smallest in remote rural areas (0.5 per cent). Over 70 per cent of people from minority ethnic backgrounds live in large urban areas.
Table 2.4: Minority ethnic backgrounds, 2001 Census |
Numbers, Percentages |
| Large Urban Areas | Other Urban Areas | Accessible Small Towns | Remote Small Towns | Accesible Rural | Remote Rural | Scotland |
All People | Number | 1,972,466 | 1,483,478 | 527,748 | 133,615 | 663,166 | 281,538 | 5,062,011 |
Percentage | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
White | Number | 1,900,140 | 1,466,517 | 523,097 | 132,620 | 657,904 | 280,056 | 4,960,334 |
Percentage | 96.33 | 98.86 | 99.12 | 99.26 | 99.21 | 99.47 | 97.99 |
Indian | Number | 11,178 | 2,252 | 608 | 120 | 740 | 139 | 15,037 |
Percentage | 0.57 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.30 |
Pakistani and other South Asian | Number | 31,672 | 5,263 | 1,354 | 217 | 1,246 | 218 | 39,970 |
Percentage | 1.61 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.79 |
Chinese | Number | 11,011 | 3,411 | 765 | 184 | 766 | 173 | 16,310 |
Percentage | 0.56 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.32 |
Other | Number | 18,465 | 6,035 | 1,924 | 474 | 2,510 | 952 | 30,360 |
Percentage | 0.94 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.60 |
Source: General Register Office for ScotlandHouseholds
Results from the 2001 Census show almost 2.2 million households living within Scotland. Over 1.8 million of these households (82.5 per cent) live in urban areas. Of these urban households, half live within the large urban areas.
In terms of accessibility, some 70 per cent of Scotland's households live within settlements with a population of 10,000 or more, and a further 22 per cent live within a 30-minute drive time of these settlements. This gives over 2 million households either living in, or within or a 30-minute drive time of these settlements.
As expected, the distribution of population by area closely follows the distribution of households. The largest deviation between the population and household distributions is in accessible rural areas, which make up 12.1 per cent of households and 13.1 per cent of the population.
Table 2.5: Households in Scotland, 2001 Census |
Numbers, Percentages |
Area | Number | Percentage |
Large Urban Areas | 891,181 | 40.7 |
Other Urban Areas | 636,014 | 29.0 |
Accessible Small Towns | 221,567 | 10.1 |
Remote Small Towns | 59,099 | 2.7 |
Accessible Rural | 264,576 | 12.1 |
Remote Rural | 119,809 | 5.5 |
Urban | 1,807,861 | 82.5 |
Rural | 384,385 | 17.5 |
Accessible Areas | 2,013,338 | 91.8 |
Remote Areas | 178,908 | 8.2 |
Scotland | 2,192,246 | 100.0 |
Source: General Register Office for ScotlandHousehold type
The Census employs a household type classification based on the size of household, the age of people within the households and relationships between members of the household.
Based on this classification, 33 per cent of Scotland's households contain one person living alone. Some 15 per cent of these are single pensioner households, and a further 18 per cent of are single non-pensioner household.
There is a higher proportion of people living alone in large urban areas (37 per cent) compared to the other area types, and in the main, this difference is explained by the proportion of non-pensioner single adult households in large urban areas. The Census shows that 22 per cent of households in large urban areas are non-pensioner single adult, compared to between 12 and 17 per cent of households in other areas.
Table 2.6: Household type, 2001 Census |
Percentages |
| Large Urban Areas | Other Urban Areas | Accessible Small Towns | Remote Small Towns | Accesible Rural | Remote Rural | Scotland |
One person households | |
1 adult of pensionable age and no children | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
1 adult of non-pensionable age and no children | 22 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
Other households | | | | | | | |
1 adult of any age and 1 or more children | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
1 adult of non-pensionable age and 1 of pensionable age and no children or 2 adults of pensionable age and no children | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
2 adults and 1 or 2 children | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
2 adults of non-pensionable age and no children | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
2 adults and 3 or more children or 3 or more adults and 1 or more children | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
3 or more adults and no children | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
All households | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Source: General Register Office for ScotlandHousing
Some 64 per cent of Scottish households live in a house or bungalow compared to 36 per cent who live in a flat or maisonette. Obviously there are significant differences between urban, rural and remote areas, with the proportion of households living in a house or bungalow increasing, as the area becomes more remote and rural. Over 55 per cent of the households in the large urban areas live in a flat or maisonette, this drops to around 25 per cent of households in other urban areas and small towns, and to around 10 per cent in rural areas.
The bedroom standard takes into account the number of people, their ages and their relationships and determines the standard number of bedrooms each household requires. This is then compared with the actual number of bedrooms in the home. Some 75 per cent of rural households have one or more bedrooms than the standard would suggest were needed. The comparable figure for large urban areas is 58 per cent.
Table 2.7: Types of housing, 2000 and 2001 |
Percentages |
Area | A house or bungalow | A flat/maisonette(including four-in-a-block) | Base |
Large Urban Areas | 43 | 56 | 11,348 |
Other Urban Areas | 71 | 28 | 8,760 |
Accessible Small Towns | 76 | 23 | 3,346 |
Remote Small Towns | 75 | 25 | 1,252 |
Accessible Rural | 90 | 10 | 3,611 |
Remote Rural | 92 | 7 | 2,714 |
Scotland | 64 | 36 | 31,031 |
Source: Scottish Household Survey Note: Throughout this publication the results from the Scottish Household Survey provide a base. The base is 'unweighted' and gives the number of respondents in each area type. The base figures should not be used to calculate percentages across area types. The percentages provided are weighted to take account of the inherent over-sampling in certain area types.
Table 2.8: Bedroom standard, 2000 and 2001 |
Percentages |
Area | 3+ above standard | 2 above standard | 1 above standard | Equal to standard | Below standard | Base |
Large Urban Areas | 3 | 16 | 39 | 37 | 4 | 11,348 |
Other Urban Areas | 4 | 21 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 8,760 |
Accessible Small Towns | 4 | 23 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 3,346 |
Remote Small Towns | 6 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 1,252 |
Accessible Rural | 9 | 27 | 39 | 23 | 2 | 3,611 |
Remote Rural | 12 | 29 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 2,714 |
Scotland | 5 | 21 | 39 | 32 | 3 | 31,031 |
Source: Scottish Household SurveyOverall 62 per cent of Scottish households either own their properties outright or are buying them with a mortgage or loan - this figure varies from some 70 per cent of households in accessible rural areas to 58 per cent in large urban areas.
Householders in remote rural areas are more likely to own their house outright. Some 40 per cent of households in remote rural areas own their properties outright, this compares with some 30 per cent in remote small towns and accessible rural areas, and to the low 20 per cent in accessible small towns and urban areas.
Renting is more common in large urban areas, with some 40 per cent of households renting. This compares to some 26 per cent of households in rural areas.
Table 2.9: Tenure, 2000 and 2001 |
Percentages |
Area | Own Outright | Buying it with the help of a mortgage or loan | Rent | Live here rent free | Other | Base |
Large Urban Areas | 22 | 36 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 11,348 |
Other Urban Areas | 23 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 8,760 |
Accessible Small Towns | 24 | 42 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 3,346 |
Remote Small Towns | 32 | 31 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1,252 |
Accessible Rural | 32 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3,611 |
Remote Rural | 40 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2,714 |
Scotland | 25 | 37 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 31,031 |
Source: Scottish Household SurveyIn both urban and rural areas, of those households that rent, the largest proportion do so from Local Authorities. However, there are significant differences in the make up of the rental sector between area types. Most notably, in remote rural areas, where the private sector makes up some 30 per cent of the market. Housing Associations and Co-operatives make up some 20 per cent of the market in large urban areas, compared to around 10 per cent in small towns and rural areas.
Table 2.10: Renting tenure, 2000 and 2001 |
Percentages |
Area | Local Authority | Housing Association/ Housing co-operative or charitable trust | Private Landlord | Other | Base |
Large Urban Areas | 61 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4,670 |
Other Urban Areas | 73 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3,129 |
Accessible Small Towns | 81 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1,093 |
Remote Small Towns | 68 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 479 |
Accessible Rural | 65 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 963 |
Remote Rural | 54 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 663 |
Scotland | 67 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 10,997 |
Source: Scottish Household SurveyReferences
Scotland's Population 2001 - The Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends
http://.gro-scotland.gov.uk/grosweb/grosweb.nsf/pages/01annrep
2001 Census Resultshttp://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/grosweb/grosweb.nsf/pages/censushm
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