Shetland Islands Council : Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Data cube chart.

Year Owner-Occupied Local Authority etc Other Rented Other tenures
1971 2,210 Show data context 1,541 Show data context 1,598 Show data context 90 Show data context
1981 3,031 Show data context 2,653 Show data context 1,068 Show data context 446 Show data context
1991 4,576 Show data context 2,577 Show data context 1,211 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 5,774 Show data context 2,085 Show data context 931 Show data context
2011 6,506 Show data context 1,858 Show data context 1,352 Show data context 234 Show data context
2021 7,219 Show data context 660 Show data context 301 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS19: "Households Tenure: Households with residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS13: "Tenure: Household with residents, residents in households, rooms in household spaces")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S20 Tenure and amenities: Households with residents [100%])
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV64, Tenure by Household)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS405UK, "Tenure - Households")
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV404, "Household tenure - Households", covering "All occupied households")

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nCube definition


Cause of Death as reported by the Registrar General's Decennial Supplements for 1881-90 and 1891-1900, cross-tabulated by single year of age for children under 5.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shetland Islands Council through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Housing Tenure (Simplified), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 11th June 2026