Place Profile
Total Population
150,000
2023•ONS Mid-Year Population Estimates
Median Age
Not yet available
Population Over 65
18.3%
2024•ONS Mid-Year Estimates (derived)•derived
Population Under 18
16.1%
2024•ONS Mid-Year Estimates (derived)•derived
Fiscal Snapshot
Fiscal metrics not yet available for this place.
Metrics like expenditure per head, council tax, and business rates will appear here once ingested.
Social & Economic
Housing Benefit Recipients
5,590
202508 (Aug-25)•DWP Stat-Xplore
Pension Credit Recipients
4,009
Nov-24•DWP Stat-Xplore
PIP Recipients
52
Sep-25•DWP Stat-Xplore
Employment Rate
68.4%
2026•NOMIS Annual Population Survey
Unemployment Rate
6.8%
2026•NOMIS Annual Population Survey
Housing
Owned with Mortgage %
23.3%
Scotland-SSCQ-2019•Scottish Govt SSCQ (statistics.gov.scot)•measured
Owned Outright %
27.1%
Scotland-SSCQ-2019•Scottish Govt SSCQ (statistics.gov.scot)•measured
Private Rented %
23.3%
Scotland-SSCQ-2019•Scottish Govt SSCQ (statistics.gov.scot)•measured
Social Rented %
26.1%
Scotland-SSCQ-2019•Scottish Govt SSCQ (statistics.gov.scot)•measured
Benchmarking
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Data Coverage
Overall coverage: 48/430 metrics (11%)
Low coverage
economic2/2 (100%)
welfare2/2 (100%)
migration5/8 (63%)
housing7/12 (58%)
religion15/26 (58%)
demographic12/28 (43%)
social3/19 (16%)