Dunkeld and Birnam, Perth and Kinross

Population 1,287 Dunkeld and Birnam is in Perth and Kinross. The town is Pictish in origin and became an important religious town with its cathedral. The town was destroyed in 1689 by the English. It was rebuilt in the 18th century and remains today a popular tourist venue. Forestry and sawmilling are also important local industries. This type of small town is extremely mixed in terms of demographics. There are particularly wide ranges of people, housing and activities. The number of older couples with no children is higher than average. There is a mix of professional and non- professional jobs, and part-time and self-employment are both important for a significant proportion of residents. Socioeconomic status is higher than in other types of town and there is a mix of professionals and nonprofessionals, those with higher and lower educational attainment. Dunkeld and Birnam is a dependent to interdependent town. Its most similar towns are Eastriggs, Shieldhill, Ochiltree, and Portknockie. To gain more insight into Dunkeld and Birnam, compare it to any of the other towns included in USP.

Inter-relationships

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Dunkeld and Birnam is a dependent to interdependent town. Combining inter-relationships and typology, Dunkeld and Birnam is grouped with 19 other towns. It has similarities to these towns in terms of the number of hospitals, children in secondary schools, jobs, GP's and dentists, and diversity of retail offer. It also has similarities in the diversity of jobs. It differs in terms of the number of charities, and shops. Dunkeld and Birnam differs most from its group in the number of children in primary schools; and the distance travelled to work, and the distance travelled to study. Employment Public Commercial Social Average for the category

Change

Population change 2001 to 2011 Interim population change 2012-2016 11%

Less than similar towns per head of population More Population

Population 2011 Population 2011 1k

Less than similar towns Age Household composition Car ownership

40% 40%

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Jobs 208

Less than similar towns per head of population Jobs change 2009 to 2014 -41%

Less 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) 75%

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40%

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Education (% all people aged 16 and over) 60%

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

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Commercial

Number of people per shop 31 More 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 (£) 61

Less 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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