All publications related to families

Guidance for users about the coherence and comparability of data on household estimates and projections for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Outlines families and households definitions, classifications, uses and users of the data, common queries, and other sources of household estimates.

Article from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealing the financial situation and personal well-being of those living alone in the UK.

Estimates on the movement of usual residents between home and second address and between home and workplace.

An analysis of distributions of family types (married couples, cohabiting couples and lone parents with/without dependent children) within England and Wales and the interaction with family size (number of dependent children). Variations in family size and type by country of birth are also highlighted.

We highlight the characteristics of households and people living in households across England and Wales. Analysis by number of occupied and unoccupied households, household size, housing tenure and the number of children living in households are reported at national and local levels. In 2011 there were 23.4 million households, a 7.9% rise from 2001. The number of households which were privately rented increased from 12% in 2001, to 18% in 2011, with the number of owner occupied households decreasing over the same period.