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Reading: Household composition

Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E06000038

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Key Facts

All Residents 174,224
Male 86,842
Female 87,382
Households 67,683
Population Density (people/km2) 4,312.6
Table Codets003
Issued2022-12-13
Unit of MeasureHousehold
Number of Response Options15

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify households in England and Wales by the relationships between household members (household composition). The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Households according to the relationships between members.

One-family households are classified by:

* the number of dependent children
* family type (married, civil partnership or cohabiting couple family, or lone parent family)

Other households are classified by:

* the number of people
* the number of dependent children
* whether the household consists only of students or only of people aged 66 and over

Quality Statement

Data about household relationships might not always look consistent with legal partnership status. This is because of complexity of living arrangements and the way people interpreted these questions. Take care when using these two variables together.

More information at the ONS website

Household composition: Total 67,683
One person household 19,262
One person household: Aged 66 years and over 6,230
One person household: Other 13,032
Single family household 40,381
Single family household: All aged 66 years and over 3,643
Single family household: Married or civil partnership couple 20,242
Single family household: Married or civil partnership couple: No children 6,024
Single family household: Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children 11,045
Single family household: Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent 3,173
Single family household: Cohabiting couple family 8,297
Single family household: Cohabiting couple family: No children 5,371
Single family household: Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children 2,501
Single family household: Cohabiting couple family: All children non-dependent 425
Single family household: Lone parent family 7,361
Single family household: Lone parent family: With dependent children 4,624
Single family household: Lone parent family: All children non-dependent 2,737
Single family household: Other single family household 838
Single family household: Other single family household: Other family composition 838
Other household types 8,040
Other household types: With dependent children 2,570
Other household types: Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over 5,470

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