Why have separate household projections been produced for local authorities in Wales and for Wales as a whole?
The 2006-based household projections for Wales have been produced using the population projection data available at a national and local authority level. By using both sets of data it has been possible to produce an all-Wales household projection which is as consistent as possible with that for England as well as results by local authority. This of course means that by summing the local authority results it is possible to obtain projected total household numbers for Wales which are different to the published totals. Further guidance on when to use the national and local authority household projection figures is provided in the National and Local Projections section of the Summary Report.
