Housing Density (Generalised)

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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 12,190 Show data context 12,993 Show data context 53,693 Show data context
1961 59,262 Show data context 24,664 Show data context 17,486 Show data context
1971 78,491 Show data context 19,404 Show data context 8,807 Show data context
1981 89,311 Show data context 18,205 Show data context 3,934 Show data context
1991 104,780 Show data context 4,992 Show data context 759 Show data context
2001 107,528 Show data context 2,736 Show data context 1,000 Show data context
2011 108,710 Show data context 2,083 Show data context 477 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, South Ayrshire District through time | Housing Statistics | Housing Density (Generalised), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 16th May 2024