| Key Indicators: 1988 to 1998 |
|
Table 1 |
|
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
| Population estimates at 30 June (000s) |
5,093 |
5,097 |
5,102 |
5,107 |
5,111 |
5,120 |
5,132 |
5,137 |
5,128 |
5,122 |
5,120 |
| Household estimates at 30 June (000s) |
1,967 |
1,984 |
2,003 |
2,052 |
2,067 |
2,085 |
2,102 |
2,119 |
2,136 |
2,152 |
.. |
| Estimated stock of dwellings at 31 December (000s)1 |
2,084 |
2,104 |
2,124 |
2,160 |
2,175 |
2,193 |
2,210 |
2,230 |
2,248 |
2,268 |
2,284 |
| % owner occupied |
46.7 |
49.1 |
51.2 |
52.4 |
54.1 |
55.5 |
56.9 |
58.0 |
59.0 |
60.3 |
61.3 |
| % rented from public authorities |
43.9 |
41.7 |
39.8 |
37.8 |
36.0 |
34.4 |
32.6 |
31.0 |
29.7 |
27.8 |
26.6 |
| Total new dwellings completed |
18,272 |
20,190 |
20,362 |
19,529 |
18,443 |
21,392 |
21,404 |
24,486 |
21,403 |
22,436 |
20,395 |
| Private sector2 |
14,179 |
16,287 |
16,461 |
15,533 |
14,389 |
17,711 |
17,753 |
18,310 |
18,462 |
17,821 |
18,342 |
| Housing Associations |
1,278 |
1,620 |
1,963 |
2,264 |
3,044 |
2,723 |
2,990 |
5,003 |
2,683 |
4,507 |
1,967 |
| Public authorities3 |
2,815 |
2,283 |
1,938 |
1,732 |
1,010 |
958 |
661 |
1,173 |
258 |
108 |
86 |
| Dwellings demolished or closed3 |
1,328 |
875 |
1,896 |
1,684 |
3,577 |
4,029 |
3,804 |
5,823 |
4,115 |
4,538 |
3,258 |
| Public authority dwellings sold |
32,305 |
39,275 |
33,673 |
24,735 |
30,956 |
23,497 |
29,478 |
27,633 |
19,466 |
28,573 |
22,151 |
| Dwellings allocated by local authorities4,5 |
77,217 |
79,024 |
74,842 |
76,316 |
70,612 |
66,939 |
65,344 |
63,955 |
63,113 |
67,973 |
.. |
| % new lets |
58.3 |
60.7 |
62.9 |
62.2 |
62.7 |
61.6 |
61.6 |
63.0 |
65.6 |
65.4 |
.. |
| % new lets under homelessness legislation |
14.3 |
14.3 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
21.4 |
23.8 |
22.7 |
20.4 |
20.5 |
19.1 |
.. |
| Housing provision for elderly6 | |||||||||||
| by public agencies and housing associations | |||||||||||
| Very sheltered housing |
.. |
.. |
.. |
173 |
326 |
401 |
547 |
671 |
719 |
1,197 |
1,414 |
| Sheltered housing7 |
25,592 |
26,737 |
29,312 |
31,377 |
32,202 |
32,789 |
33,647 |
33,687 |
34,976 |
35,398 |
35,927 |
| Amenity housing |
9,724 |
10,516 |
14,312 |
16,321 |
17,244 |
15,759 |
16,506 |
19,013 |
17,813 |
17,900 |
17,579 |
| Other housing with alarm |
.. |
.. |
.. |
11,172 |
13,903 |
15,942 |
21,175 |
23,121 |
27,769 |
31,130 |
35,793 |
1. 1998 figures are provisional.
2. Includes estimates for outstanding returns.
3. Figures based on incomplete returns.
4. Figures relate to financial years, eg 1995-96 in the 1996 column. 1994-95
figures are based on incomplete returns.
5. Source: HRA return from local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development
Department: Housing 1.
6. As at 31 March, except for 1996 which is as at 1 April.
7. Figures include sheltered wheelchair, but exclude very sheltered housing.