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Falkirk as a Location Leisure and Tourism Population by settlement 2015 No Falkirk town is the main administrative and shopping centre for the area. Leisure attractions include the Falkirk 35,858 Falkirk Wheel, Helix park and the Keplies, Callendar 16,701 House and park, Dollar park, Muiravonside Country Bo'ness 14,572 Park, Bo'ness Steam Railway, Blackness Castle, the , the Dunmore Pineapple, the John Muir 10,801 Way, the Jupiter Centre, cinemas, football clubs, sports 9,784 and athletic centres and libraries. Denny 7,748 5,278 The world famous Falkirk Wheel, built as part of the Millennium project, is one of the most visited tourist 5,097 attractions in . Population projection 2014 based is an exciting new parkland providing activities Population projections 2014 to 2039 such as cycling, walking and water sports. The Helix is Introduction also home to The Kelpies, two 30-metre-high horse head Falkirk Scotland sculptures. No No Falkirk has a growing population of over 158,460. The 2014 157,690 5,347,600 main towns are Falkirk itself, Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Larbert, Stenhousemuir and Denny. Falkirk has Population by age group 2015 2019 160,861 5,427,982 excellent motorway and rail links, a sea terminal and % No 2024 164,073 5,514,402 60% of Scotland's population is within a 60 minute 0-4 5.5% 8,790 2029 166,819 5,595,826 journey. 5-15 12.3% 19,528 2034 169,107 5,658,708 Business 16-19 4.5% 7,120 2039 170,870 5,701,476 20-24 5.8% 9,196 The Falkirk area employs more people in the 25-49 33.5% 53,126 chemicals industry (11.6%) than any other local The population of Falkirk is projected to rise by 8.4% authority in Scotland. This represents 13.6% of the 50-64 20.3% 32,152 over the next 25 years. total chemical industry turnover of £4.7 billion for 65+ 18.0% 28,548 Scotland. Other key sectors include transport, vehicle Total 100.0% 158,460 The population of 21 of the 32 local authority areas in , timber processing and tourism and Scotland are projected to increase over the next 25 leisure. years. The areas projected to show the largest Male 48.9% 77,494 increases over this period are (25.7%), Education Female 51.1% 80,966 City of (20.7%) and East (17.8%).

Forth Valley College provides further and higher The population of pensionable age and over is education services to the community with nearly National Records of Scotland (NRS) mid year estimate projected to increase in all local authority areas. 10,000 students currently enrolled in Falkirk. Planning 2015 shows Falkirk has a population of 158,460, an is underway to build a new £83 million Falkirk campus, increase of 770 from the revised 2014 amount. Scotland Scotland's population is projected to rise by 6.6% over with building work expected to be completed by has an estimated population of 5,373,000, an increase of the next 25 years. August 2019. This improves job prospects for the 25,400 from the revised 2014 amount. unemployed and successful learner collaboration.

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Labour market 2015 Scottish annual business statistics 2014 Education and qualifications 2014/15 Number of employees by Sector 2015 (BRES) Falkirk Scotland Falkirk Scotland Falkirk Scotland Number of units No 3,983 172,911 School leaver destinations Th's Th's Total employment £ Th's 44.2 1,789.8 % % Primary (agriculture, mining, utilities) 0.5 104.0 Total turnover £ m 7,179.6 236,656.5 Higher education 31.3% 36.8% Manufacturing 8.0 179.0 GVA* at basic prices £ m 1,927.5 87,571.7 Further education 19.0% 23.4% Construction 4.5 130.0 GVA* per head £ 43,646 48,928 Training 7.7% 2.7% Wholesale, , Motor 9.3 356.0 Total employment relates to full and part time employees Employment 33.2% 27.8% Accommodation and Restaurants 4.0 199.0 plus working proprietors. Voluntary work 1.0% 0.5% Public Sector 21.5 753.0 Number of units, by Sector, Falkirk Council area Activity agreement 0.5% 0.7% Financial and Real Estate 1.3 115.0 No Unemployed seeking 4.6% 5.7% Transport, Storage, Communication 5.0 164.0 Primary Industries 47 Unemployed not seeking 1.6% Professional, Scientific, Technical 2.3 159.0 Manufacturing 250 Unknown 0.6% Administrative and Support Services 3.5 181.0 Construction 445 Other 2.0 102.0 Wholesale, Retail and Motor Repair 903 No No Total 61.9 2,442.0 Transport and Storage 207 Total leavers 1,570 52,337 Accommodation and Food Services 293 Information and Communication 228 Attendance rates The Business Register and Employment Survey 2015 Real Estate 85 % % is produced by ONS © Crown Copyright. Professional, Scientific and Technical 741 Primary 95.1% 95.1% Administrative and Support Services 284 Secondary 91.5% 91.8% Scottish annual business statistics 2014 Education, Health and Social Work 186 Manufacturing Sector GVA* 2014 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 115 School leavers attainment levels Basic Per Other Services 199 % % Price Employee Total 3,983 1+ at SCQF Level 3 or better 97.5% 97.9% £m £ The Scottish Annual Business Statistics (SABS) do not 1+ at SCQF Level 4 or better 95.2% 96.2% Food, Beverages and Tobacco 72.8 40,292 cover the whole economy, omitting the financial sector, 1+ at SCQF Level 5 or better 81.6% 85.2% parts of agricultural sector and parts of the public sector. Textiles, Clothes and Leather 1.6 38,445 1+ at SCQF Level 6 or better 57.3% 60.2% Wood, Paper and Printing 31.4 53,983 1+ at SCQF Level 7 17.6% 18.8% Coke, Chemicals, Pharmaceutical, 173.1 67,203 Unemployment September 2016 Rubber and Mineral - - % No The percentage of Falkirk school leavers in 2014/15 entering Higher Education (31.3%) and Further Metals, Machinery, Transport 141.6 83,457 Falkirk 2.1% 2,175 Education (19.0%) is below the Scottish average. Computer, Electronic and Electrical 1.3 50,006 Scotland 2.2% 76,830 School attendance rates, for both primary and Furniture, Other manufacturing, 76.5 54,023 1.8% 754,085 secondary schools, are similar to the Scottish average. Repair and Installation - - Falkirk has an unemployment rate of 2.8% for males and *GVA: gross value added 1.5% for females in September 2016.

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Income and earnings 2015 House prices to September 2016 Business property and sites Gross weekly pay (full time) 2015 Falkirk Scotland The Falkirk Council Local Development Plan is the Falkirk Scotland Average residential property price strategic land use plan which provides the broad £ £ £ £ framework for detailed planning policies in determining planning applications. The purpose is to indicate the Male 548.2 560.8 July-September 2016 135,961 170,309 general scale and location of future development in line Female 457.1 474.0 July-September 2015 128,993 169,334 with national policies set by the Scottish Government. Total 514.1 527.0 You can access the plan at: Movement in house prices http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/planning- building/planning-policy/local-development-plan The average income for full-time workers in the Falkirk % % area is £27,001, an increase from £26,333 in 2014. Gross weekly pay is slightly below the Scotland Quarter 2 2015 to 2016 +5.4% +0.6% For further information: average. The annual survey of hours and earnings is Falkirk Council produced by ONS © Crown Copyright Volume of residential property sales Performance and Intelligence Team No No Corporate and Housing Services Commuting (Census 2011) July-September 2016 778 26,982 Municipal Buildings July-September 2015 778 27,279 Falkirk The area with the highest number of people FK1 5RS commuting to Falkirk is (2,664) followed by Tel: 01324 506016 North (2,344). The average residential property price in Falkirk is lower Email: [email protected] than the Scottish average. The latest data from Registers Website: www.falkirk.gov.uk The area with the highest number of people of Scotland (ROS) is July-September 2016 (quarter 2). commuting from Falkirk is Stirling (6,187) followed by Sources: Edinburgh (6,184), then (3,504). Population - estimates and projection ©Crown Copyright http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data Scottish annual business statistics ©Crown Copyright http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse Stirling Annual survey of hours and earnings 2015 ©Crown Copyright 2,664 1,121 https://www.nomisweb.co.uk 1,285 6,187 895 1,658 Scotland Census 2011 ©Crown Copyright https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/2011census 848 6,184 Falkirk - 49,514 (incl those working at ©Crown Copyright Edinburgh Business register and employment survey or from home and no fixed workplace) 3,124 970 https://www.ons.gov.uk/

Stirling Education ©Crown Copyright 2,344 2,075 2,071 284 928 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse Stirling 3,504 Registers of Scotland (ROS) ©Crown Copyright 2,056 North Elsewhere incl 2,742 Rest of Scotland West Lothian Lanarkshire offshore https://www.ros.gov.uk Unemployment ©Crown Copyright https://www.nomisweb.co.uk

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