Single-person households in Seoul account for 36.8% of all households, which is a growing trend every year.
The number of single-person households in Seoul increased from 20.5% in 2010 to 17% in the past decade.
In relation to the rapidly increasing living characteristics of single-person households, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, together with the University of Seoul and SK Telecom, released data analyzed by synthesizing communication data, etc.
As a result, it was analyzed that there were significant differences according to age, gender, and administrative district.
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First, the density of single-person households differed according to the generation.
Administrative dongs with the highest number of single-person households were Gangnam-gu Yeoksam 1-dong, Gwangjin-gu Hwayang-dong, and Gwanak-gu Cheongryong-dong in the order of administrative dongs regardless of generation.
"The density and density of single-person households in each administrative dong differ according to the household."
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Breaking it down by generation, the places where young people in their 20s and 30s are concentrated are Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Yeoksam 1-dong, Gangnam-gu, and Cheongryong-dong, Gwanak-gu, in that order.
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Among those in their 40s and 50s, Yeoksam 1-dong in Gangnam-gu, Hwagok 1-dong in Gangseo-gu, and Junghwa 2-dong in Jungnang-gu were the most common.
While households with two or more members of the same household usually live in apartments, they were analyzed to be living in multi-family and multi-family houses in this area.
In the case of young and elderly single-person households, housing support for single-person households in their 40s and 50s has been pointed out as a blind spot compared to housing support policies such as rental apartments.
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As a result of comparing the residential areas by household and single-person households, the difference between those in their 40s was found to be the largest.
The administrative dongs with the largest number of residents in their 40s were Shinjeong 3-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Jingwan-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, and Mok 5-dong, Yangcheon-gu.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government explains that such a difference requires in-depth analysis in the future.
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For the elderly in their 60s and 70s, Deungchon 3-dong, Gangseo-gu, was the most crowded area.
They had a very high density in Gangbuk, Dobong, and Nowon-gu.
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Through communication data, you can also get a glimpse of the external and communication situation of single-person households.
When looking at the average number of callers by age and gender, men in 4050 had the highest number of callers.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government estimates that it must be for business reasons.
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We also looked at the average number of holiday trips, and it was evenly distributed by age for those under 69 years of age.
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The number of use of video or broadcast services begins to decline after the age of 30.
However, if you look at the number of calls, holidays, and video/broadcast service use, the decline among the elderly in their 70s and older is noticeable.
It increases the risk of social isolation.
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The young generation, 25-34, use the delivery service the most.
At the same time, there was also a slight increase from the age of 60 to 64.
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Areas with a large number of delivery service connections by administrative dong overlap with single-person households.
As of a month, the monthly average is 18.4 times in Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, 18.1 times in Nonhyeon 1-dong, Gangnam-gu, and 17.6 times in Yeoksam 1-dong, Gangnam-gu.
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The above analysis is the result of the Seoul Metropolitan Government analyzing data from 3 million people including single-person households (data processed so that no one knows who they are) from March to May.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to use this data to establish and implement policies for single-person households.
Detailed information can be found on the Seoul Open Data Plaza website, and the city of Seoul plans to upload monthly updated data on the 20th of every month.
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