Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 5,200 Show data context 6,088 Show data context 30,940 Show data context
1961 57,081 Show data context 18,761 Show data context 14,167 Show data context
1971 73,354 Show data context 14,251 Show data context 7,939 Show data context
1981 65,356 Show data context 10,761 Show data context 2,561 Show data context
1991 80,029 Show data context 3,476 Show data context 508 Show data context
2001 86,007 Show data context 2,585 Show data context 610 Show data context
2011 88,092 Show data context 1,524 Show data context 372 Show data context
Date: Source:
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 27 A, 'Size of Household in Houses of stated size in - County'
1961 1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 24 , 'Population enumerated in Private and Non-Private Households', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'
1971 1971 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 24 , 'Persons in permanent buildings by density of occupation (persons per room)', for 'County, local authority areas'
1981 - 2001 Census of Population
2011 The Scottish Government, Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (QS409SC)

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Housing density, simplified to under 1 person per room, 1 to 1.5, and over 1.5. Data for these categories can be computed for districts in England and Wales for all censuses from 1931 onwards, but for Scotland they can only be computed for 1971 on.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Renfrewshire District through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th December 2024