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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupied | 0.8897 | 0.8902 | 0.8904 | 0.8906 | 0.8907 | 0.8907 | 0.8907 | 0.8906 | 0.8905 | 0.8905 | 0.8904 | 0.8903 | 0.8903 | 0.8902 | 0.8902 | 0.8901 | 0.8900 | 0.8900 | 0.8899 | 0.8899 | 0.8898 | 0.8898 | 0.8897 | 0.8897 | 0.8896 | 0.8896 | 0.8896 | 0.8895 | 0.8895 | 0.8894 | 0.8894 | 0.8894 | 0.8893 | 0.8893 |
| Unoccupied | 0.1103 | 0.1098 | 0.1096 | 0.1094 | 0.1093 | 0.1093 | 0.1093 | 0.1094 | 0.1095 | 0.1095 | 0.1096 | 0.1097 | 0.1097 | 0.1098 | 0.1098 | 0.1099 | 0.1100 | 0.1100 | 0.1101 | 0.1101 | 0.1102 | 0.1102 | 0.1103 | 0.1103 | 0.1104 | 0.1104 | 0.1104 | 0.1105 | 0.1105 | 0.1106 | 0.1106 | 0.1106 | 0.1107 | 0.1107 |
| 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 |