POPULATION
|
Estimated population
Projected population
Projected population
Population density (persons per square km) |
2000
2015
2025 |
1,697,700
1,794,000
1,835,000
125 |
HOUSING
|
Housing stock
Estimated mean household size
New dwelling starts in the year
Owner occupied dwellings |
|
636,000
2.67
11,250
71% |
PROJECTED HOUSING GROWTH 1998 - 2025
|
Regional housing growth 1998 -2025
Regional housing growth 1998 -2015
Housing allocation – BMA & Hinterland 1998 -
2015
Housing allocation – North, South & West of Region
1998 -2015
|
|
250,000 dwellings
160,000 dwellings
77,500 dwellings
82,500 dwellings |
ECONOMY
|
Number in employment
Public Sector as a % of civilian workforce
Unemployment rate
GDP per head as a % of UK average |
|
639,500
31.5%
6.7%
79.6% |
TRANSPORT
|
Total length of road network
Length of Regional Strategic Transport Network
Car ownership – Number of vehicles
Car owning households
Method of travel to work – Car/van/minibus
|
|
24,600 kms
1,200 kms
608,000
70%
80% |
ENVIRONMENT
|
Area
Maximum distance across the Region
Length of coastline
% of coastline - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area afforested |
|
14,160 sq kms
130 kms
650 kms
73%
less than 6% |
RURAL
|
% of population living in rural areas
% of workforce employed in agriculture
Average size of farm holdings (hectares)
% of farms – owner occupied |
|
60%
6%
34.5
99 |
