Students' place of residence and housing condition. Population and Housing Census 2001

8   Students 16 years or more living away from home compared to other persons aged 16-30 years not living with their parents. Size of household and type of building. 3 November 2001. Per cent
  Total Size of household
  1 person 2 persons 3 persons 4 persons 5 persons or more
All types of building            
Students 178 771 47 837 19 446 6 391 3 195 1 902
Others  427 559  138 039  124 242 86 651 57 509 21 118
  Per cent
Detached house or farm house            
Students 44.5 51.3 36.1 29.8 29.5 35.8
Others 45.5 36.5 39.0 51.7 63.9 67.4
             
Linked house, row house, terraced house, two-dwelling building or other house with less than 3 floors            
Students 19.7 17.4 22.1 25.8 24.8 22.8
Others 23.6 22.3 24.3 26.3 22.8 18.2
             
Block of flats, or other building with 3 or more floors            
Students 23.2 19.5 29.5 28.8 28.5 25.4
Others 25.0 32.4 30.7 17.9 10.6 11.6
             
Commercial building etc. or residential building for communities            
Students 12.6 11.8 12.3 15.6 17.2 16.1
Others 5.9 8.9 6.0 4.0 2.7 2.8
1  Excluding 3 953 students living away from home who did not report information about the dwelling and the household.

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