Housing Density (Generalised)

Year	1 or less	1 to 1.5	Over 1.5
1911	13,402	18,180	108,103
1961	81,874	50,226	41,100
1971	120,241	42,470	23,191
1981	126,049	40,248	13,099
1991	158,991	11,259	2,091
2001	165,869	5,889	1,846
2011	167,814	3,994	909

Date:	Source:
1911	1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 27 A, 'Size of Household in Houses of stated size in - County'
1961	1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 24 , 'Population enumerated in Private and Non-Private Households', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'
1971	1971 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 24 , 'Persons in permanent buildings by density of occupation (persons per room)', for 'County, local authority areas'
1981 - 2001	Census of Population
2011	The Scottish Government, Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (QS409SC)

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