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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 Scotland

Households

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 Scotland

Household 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 Scotland

Housing

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 Survey

Overall 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 Survey

In 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 Survey

References

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

Contacts

Contact points for further information relating to Population and Housing Chapter:

Scottish Executive Chapter Author

Robert Williams
0131 244 0443
robert.williams@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

General Register Office for Scotland Population Statistics

Garnett Compton
0131 314 4298
garnett.compton@gro-scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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