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Scottish Household Survey Bulletin No.6

3. Demographics

Introduction

This section examines differences in the key characteristics of households, properties and adults by the urban/rural classification and the Local Authority grouping. It examines property type, tenure, household composition, income, economic activity and industrial sector of employment.

Properties and households

Table 1 shows the distribution of property types by the urban/rural classification. Households in 'the four cities' are most likely to live in a flat or maisonette (57%). Households in 'very remote rural' areas are more likely than those in any other area types to live in a detached house (64%).

Table 1: Property type by urban/rural classification

Column percentages
Households

	The four cities	Other urban areas	Accessible small towns	Remote small towns	Very remote small towns	Accessible rural	Remote rural	Very Remote rural	Total
Detached house	9	15	22	23	22	43	53	64	20
Semi-detached house	18	24	27	24	27	27	25	24	22
Terraced house	16	30	27	36	20	18	14	7	21
Flat/maisonette	57	30	24	17	30	11	8	5	36
Other	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1
Base	10,125	9,354	2,903	508	906	3,818	743	1,789	30,146

In terms of Local Authority groupings, households in Glasgow are most likely to live in a flat or maisonette (72%) and households in Highlands and Islands (15%) and Southern Scotland (17%) are least likely (Table 2).

Table 2: Property type by local authority grouping

Column percentages
Households

	Edinburgh	Glasgow	Fife	North Lanarkshire	South Lanarkshire	Highlands and Islands	Grampian	Tayside	Central	Dunbartonshire	Renfrewshire and Inverclyde	Ayrshire	Lothians	Southern Scotland	Total
Detached house	13	3	19	9	18	42	27	25	23	21	15	20	19	31	20
Semi-detached house	14	13	23	22	25	27	25	23	29	28	23	25	26	25	22
Terraced house	14	12	29	33	28	16	16	18	24	18	21	29	32	27	21
Flat/maisonette	59	72	28	34	29	15	31	33	24	33	41	27	22	17	36
Other	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Base	2,479	3,116	1,890	1,614	1,593	4,095	2,408	2,189	2,018	1,121	1,980	2,159	2,014	1,481	30,157

At the individual local authority level, households in the City of Glasgow are the most likely to live in a flat or maisonette (72%), while those in Eilean Siar are the most likely to live in a detached house (69%) (No table).

Table 3 shows how tenure varies by the urban/rural classification. Overall, 62% of households are in owner-occupation, 31% rent their property from a social landlord, and 5% rent from a private landlord. Owner-occupation is most common in 'accessible rural' and 'very remote rural' areas and least common in 'the four cities' (70%, 72% and 57% respectively). Social renting is most common in 'the four cities' (35%), 'other urban areas' (34%) and 'remote small towns' (33%) and least common in the three different types of rural area (19%, 20% and 17%).

Table 3: Tenure by urban/rural classification

Column percentages
Households

	The four cities	Other urban areas	Accessible small towns	Remote small towns	Very remote small towns	Accessible rural	Remote rural	Very Remote rural	Total
Owned outright	20	21	25	27	32	30	34	46	24
Buying with help of loan/mortgage	37	41	41	35	29	40	25	26	38
Rent - Local Authority/ Scottish Homes	27	30	27	29	27	17	16	15	26
Rent - Housing Association	8	4	3	4	5	2	4	2	5
Rent - Private Landlord	7	3	3	3	6	7	12	7	5
Other	1	1	1	2	2	4	8	5	2
Base	10,125	9,354	2,903	508	906	3,818	743	1,789	30,146

In terms of Local Authority grouping (Table 4), owner-occupation is most common in Edinburgh, South Lanarkshire and the Highlands and Islands (69% in each case) and least common in Glasgow (46%). Glasgow has the highest level of social renting across the different Local Authority groups (47%).

Table 4: Tenure by local authority grouping

Column percentages
Households

	Edinburgh	Glasgow	Fife	North Lanarkshire	South Lanarkshire	Highlands and Islands	Grampian	Tayside	Central	Dunbartonshire	Renfrewshire and Inverclyde	Ayrshire	Lothians	Southern Scotland	Total
Owned outright	27	14	25	15	23	36	24	26	23	22	23	25	20	30	24
Buying with help of loan/mortgage	42	32	39	39	46	33	40	35	37	45	43	37	44	32	38
Rent - Local Authority/ Scottish Homes	14	34	29	38	27	20	24	22	30	25	25	32	27	20	26
Rent - Housing Association	5	13	3	4	1	3	3	6	4	5	5	2	5	6	5
Rent - Private Landlord	11	6	4	1	2	7	7	9	3	2	2	3	3	8	5
Other	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	0	1	1	1	4	2
Base	2,479	3,116	1,890	1,614	1,593	4,095	2,408	2,189	2,018	1,121	1,980	2,159	2,014	1,481	30,157

However, there exist variations within some of the Local Authority groupings regarding tenure. For example, when analysis is conducted at the individual local authority level, owner-occupation is most common in East Dumbartonshire and East Renfrewshire (84% in each case), yet remains least common in the City of Glasgow (46%). Renting from a private landlord is most common in the City of Edinburgh (11%) and least common in West Lothian, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire and North Lanarkshire (1% each). (No table)

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