Households by type recorder in the City of Brussels from 1992 to the present day

These statistics relate to households formed by the resident population, as recorded in the National Register of Natural Persons (RNPP in French), on 1 January of the reference period concerned.

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Definitions

Households: A household is defined as a group of people who usually share the same dwelling and live there together. A household is therefore made up either of one person who usually lives alone, or of two or more people who may or may not be related. The concept of the reference person is crucial to this statistic, as it is necessary to situate all the members of the household according to their relationship to that person. In theory, the person designated as the reference person is the one who manages and/or looks after all the household's affairs. In reality, it is the person who represents the household in administrative matters. In most cases it is an adult male.

Place of residence: the municipality of the main residence is available in « TI001 ». The address of the main residence (postcode, street code, house number and box number) is available in « TI020 ». The « RNPP » defines the main residence as follows: the place where the members of a household made up of several people, whether related or not, usually live, or the place where a single person usually lives.

Private households: All households that are not collective households are private households.

Collective households: Determining whether a dwelling is collective is an exclusively regional responsibility. This information is included in « TI141 » of the National Register of Natural Persons. Examples of collective households: religious communities, rest homes, orphanages, accommodation for students or workers, hospitals and prisons.