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Census 1991

Comparable Profile derived from the 1991 Census. 1991 Census Profile - Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City, Scotland (PDF 22KB).

1991 profile of population and households.

Resident profile

Population

Gender Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland
Male 106,627 98,362 2,391,961
Female 108,760 106,523 2,606,606
Total 215,387 204,885 4,998,567

Age groups

Retirement age male = 65, female = 60

Age Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland
0 - 4 6.9% 5.9% 6.4%
5 - 15 15.8% 12.1% 13.9%
16 - 24 12.2% 13.9% 12.9%
25 - 34 15.1% 17.1% 15.4%
35 - 44 16.2% 14.2% 13.9%
45 - Retired 18.4% 18.8% 19.4%
Retired - 74 9.5% 11.3% 11.6%
75 5.9% 6.7% 6.5%

Ethnic group

Ethnic Group Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland
White 99.5% 98.5% 98.8%
Other Groups 0.5% 1.5% 1.3%

Migration

(residents with a different address one year ago)

Residents11.9%13.0%10.4%

1991 Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland

Employment

(economically Active Residents aged 16 - 74)

Gender Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland
Male 84.0% 80.6% 76.9%
Female 56.4% 60.3% 55.0%

Limiting - long term illness

Illness Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland
Residents in households 8.5% 11.6% 12.9%
Residents in communal establishments 70.4% 60.0% 67.7%

Households

Total households

Total households Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland
All Resident Households 79,929 87,906 2,020,050

Housing tenure

Housing Tenure Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland
Owner Occupied 62.1% 50.5% 51.9%
Council Rented/Scottish Homes 25.0% 39.2% 37.1%
Housing Association 1.4% 4.3% 3.1%
Privately Rented 6.4% 6.1% 4.8%
Other 5.2% 1.8% 3.2%

Amenities

Amenities Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland
No Bath/Shower and WC 1.1% 0.8% 0.6%
No Central Heating 19.3% 19.7% 21.8%

Household occupancy

Household Occupancy Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland
1 Person 22.5% 32.4% 28.6%
2 Persons and No Dependent Children 42.1% 42.0% 41.2%
2 Persons and Dependent Children 32.7% 21.6% 25.3%
Lone Parent and Dependent Children 2.4% 3.8% 4.9%
Lone Pensioner 13.2% 15.2% 15.7%
All Pensioners 21.4% 23.2% 24.1%

Car ownership

Amount Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Scotland
No Car 22.8% 40.0% 42.6%
1 Car 48.1% 42.9% 41.3%
2 or More Cars 29.1% 17.1% 16.2%

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