Household Projections for Wales (2006-Based)
The latest National Statistics on Household Projections produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 11 June 2009 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics on Household Projections include data for Wales for the period 2006 to 2031. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 14 March 2006.
The Release
Statistical Release 87/2009 (PDF 111kB)
The key points from the latest release are:
- The total number of households in Wales is projected to grow to nearly 1.6 million.
- On average, the total number of households in Wales is projected to increase by 1 per cent per year.
- The average household size in Wales is projected to decrease from 2.30 persons to 2.03 persons.
- Single parent households of all types are projected to increase by 70 per cent compared to 2006.
- Overall numbers of households with 4 or more persons are projected to decrease by 20 per cent compared to 2006.
- Total household numbers are projected to increase for all local authorities in Wales. Increases are projected to vary between 10 per cent in Merthyr Tydfil to 36 per cent in Carmarthenshire.
Contact:
Tel: 029 2082 3295
E-mail: stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Next Update:
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Statistics on Household Projections include data for Wales for the period 2006 to 2031.