Orkney Islands Council : Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Housing Tenure (Simplified)

Data cube chart.

Year Owner-Occupied Local Authority etc Other Rented Other tenures
1971 3,475 Show data context 951 Show data context 1,283 Show data context 42 Show data context
1981 4,004 Show data context 1,423 Show data context 748 Show data context 235 Show data context
1991 5,157 Show data context 1,322 Show data context 1,066 Show data context 0 Show data context
2001 6,015 Show data context 857 Show data context 1,083 Show data context
2011 6,913 Show data context 757 Show data context 1,683 Show data context 372 Show data context
2021 7,407 Show data context 964 Show data context 410 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


Number of persons leaving school with or without basic qualifications. How this was calculated varies between censuses: In 1951 it reflects whether they stayed at school to age 15. In 2001-21 whether or not they left school with qualifications.


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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10197247/cube/HOUS_TENURE_HH_GEN

Date accessed: 11th June 2026