Strathblane, Stirling

Population 1,964 Strathblane in Stirling Council is a commuter town for Glasgow. Historically the town developed in relation to the calico works and the bleaching fields. The original public housing scheme is now surrounded by new private housing. This type of small town is a suburban or commuter locality with a prevalence of higher income and private housing. A large proportion of the population are over 45, and many are retired. Many people own their home. There is also a high proportion of people in professional employment and a high proportion of residents are educated to HNC level or above. Many residents own two or more cars. Strathblane is a dependent to interdependent town. Its most similar towns are Inchinnan, Limekilns, Kirknewton, and Head of Muir. To gain more insight into Strathblane, compare it to any of the other towns included in USP.

Inter-relationships

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Strathblane is a dependent to interdependent town. Combining inter-relationships and typology, Strathblane is grouped with 29 other towns. It has similarities to these towns in terms of the number of charities, hospitals, children in secondary schools, jobs, shops, GP's and dentists, and diversity of retail offer. It also has similarities in the distance travelled to study. It differs in terms of the number of public sector jobs. It also differs in the diversity of jobs. Strathblane differs most from its group in the number of children in primary schools; and the distance travelled to work. Employment Public Commercial Social Average for the category

Change

Population change 2001 to 2011 Interim population change 2012-2016 3%

Less than similar towns per head of population Less Population

Population 2011 2k 2k

More than similar towns Age Household composition Car ownership

40% 40%

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Jobs 396

Less than similar towns per head of population Jobs change 2009 to 2014 54%

More than similar towns per head of population Employment type(% working full time vs part time aged 16-74)

75%

Part time Full time Occupation (% aged 16-74) 50%

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30%

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Education (% all people aged 16 and over) 75%

No education Standard grade Higher grade or HNC, HND, SVQ4 Degree or higher or equivalent equivalent degree Children in primary schools Children in secondary schools 0

Less than similar towns per head of population The same Commuter Flow Map

Coloured and grey lines/pins show the main and smaller commuter flows, respectively, between this town and the other towns in Scotland.

Commercial

Number of people per shop 655 Less than similar towns per head of population Less Social

Distance travelled to study

7.5%

2.5

At home Up to 5km 5 to 10km 10 to 30km 30km and over Number of residents per charity Amount of grant funding (£) 327

More than similar towns per head of population Less Connectivity and environment assets

Average download speed (MBs) Greenspace (hectares) per 1000 population 18

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