Census 2011 results enable better planning for the future

The latest release of 2011 Census data provides new insight into the life of families and households in Scotland, enabling better planning for the future.

Commenting on the latest results, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said:

“2011 Census data released earlier this year has already revealed Scotland is more multi-cultural than ever before, while enjoying a strongsense of national identity.

“This latest tranche of data provides a further snapshot of how we live in Scotland today. It reveals a picture of household and family life, from accommodation type and occupancy to the diversity of ethnicities between different household members.”

The statistics, which have been published by the Registrar General for Scotland, provide estimates of the population relating to households and families as well as method of travel to work or study in Scotland at all levels of geography from national level down to community area.

The figures show that:

• Since 2001, the proportion of married or same-sex civil partnered couple families fell from 38% to 32% of all households, whereas the proportion of cohabiting couple families rose from 7% to 9%.
• There was an increase of two percentage points in the proportion of one-person households; from 33% (721,000) in 2001 to 35% (823,000) in 2011. This reflected an increase of two percentage points in the proportion of households with one person aged under 65 living alone, offsetting a slight decrease (of less than one percentage point) in the proportion of households with one person aged 65 or over living alone.