The latest National Statistics on Household Projections produced by the Welsh Assembly Government.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The total number of households in Wales is projected to grow to nearly 1.6 million.
• On average, the total number of households in Wales is projected to increase by 1 per cent per year.
• The average household size in Wales is projected to decrease from 2.30 persons to 2.03 persons.
• Single parent households of all types are projected to increase by 70 per cent compared to 2006.
• Overall numbers of households with 4 or more persons are projected to decrease by 20 per cent compared to 2006.
• Total household numbers are projected to increase for all local authorities in Wales. Increases are projected to vary between 10 per cent in Merthyr Tydfil to 36 per cent in Carmarthenshire.

The full release is available to download from the Statistics for Wales website.