Occupancy rate shows the share of private dwellings that are occupied or not. Each rate is the count in that group divided by the total.
A higher rate means more of the housing stock is in use. This rate feeds into average household size and the link between dwellings and population.
| Occupancy | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 |
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| Occupied | 0.9285 | 0.9285 | 0.9286 | 0.9286 | 0.9287 | 0.9287 | 0.9288 | 0.9288 | 0.9288 | 0.9288 | 0.9288 | 0.9289 | 0.9289 | 0.9289 | 0.9289 | 0.9289 | 0.9289 | 0.9290 | 0.9290 | 0.9290 | 0.9290 | 0.9290 | 0.9290 | 0.9291 | 0.9291 | 0.9291 | 0.9291 | 0.9291 | 0.9291 | 0.9291 | 0.9292 | 0.9292 | 0.9292 | 0.9292 |
| Unoccupied | 0.0715 | 0.0715 | 0.0714 | 0.0714 | 0.0713 | 0.0713 | 0.0712 | 0.0712 | 0.0712 | 0.0712 | 0.0712 | 0.0711 | 0.0711 | 0.0711 | 0.0711 | 0.0711 | 0.0711 | 0.0710 | 0.0710 | 0.0710 | 0.0710 | 0.0710 | 0.0710 | 0.0709 | 0.0709 | 0.0709 | 0.0709 | 0.0709 | 0.0709 | 0.0709 | 0.0708 | 0.0708 | 0.0708 | 0.0708 |
| Total | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |