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2011 Census Statistics North Uist Key Statistics 2011 Census Statistics North Uist Key Statistics Population - 1,619 Households - 791 Average household size - 2.05 people Broad age groups: Under 16 - 12.2% 16 to 64 - 61.7% 65 and over - 26.1% Able to speak Gaelic aged 3 and over - 61% Economically active - 70% Source: National Records of Scotland www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk Page 1 Population Outer Hebrides 2011 North Uist 2011 Number Percentage Number Percentage Age structure in North Uist and Outer Hebrides 2011 0 to 4 1,354 4.9 62 3.8 5 to 7 847 3.1 33 2.0 30.0 8 to 9 566 2.0 23 1.4 25.0 10 to 14 1,529 5.5 63 3.9 15 382 1.4 16 1.0 20.0 16 to 17 669 2.4 47 2.9 15.0 18 to 19 535 1.9 27 1.7 10.0 20 to 24 1,228 4.4 68 4.2 25 to 29 1,258 4.5 53 3.3 5.0 30 to 44 5,068 18.3 242 14.9 0.0 45 to 59 6,105 22.1 426 26.3 60 to 64 2,174 7.9 136 8.4 Percentage of Population 65 to 74 3,197 11.5 236 14.6 75 to 84 1,987 7.2 136 8.4 85 to 89 539 1.9 38 2.3 90 and over 246 0.9 13 0.8 Outer Hebrides North Uist All people 27,684 100.0 1,619 100.0 Age Structure Marital Status Marital Status in North Uist As with other island areas Out of the 1,422 people Single the highest percentage of aged 16 and over in North people is to be found in Uist, the largest group 1.5 8.5 Married the 45 to 59 age group, 10.5 (47%) were married. 0.3 32.2 this is 4.3 percentage The marital status of the In a registered same- points higher than that of people in North Uist was sex civil partnership the Outer Hebrides. similar to the marital status Separated In general the younger of people in the Outer 47 age groups are slightly Hebrides, but North Uist lower and older age had the lowest percentage Divorced groups slightly higher than of people who were for the Outer Hebrides as separated in all island Widowed a whole. areas. Page 2 Population Age Structure by Sex in North Uist 100 84 83 72 75 80 66 6563 65 56 59 61 58 5459 60 39 40 44 35 32 31 3731 31 32 31 40 27 24 26 21 22 24 25 21 25 13 8 11 8 8 13 14 13 8 20 2 0 3 Number 0 Males Females Age by Sex As illustrated in the graph above the difference between the sexes varied greatly within age groups in North Uist. This was particularly so in the 12 to 14 age group where there were 20 more males than females. The variation in sexes was similar to the pattern for the Outer Hebrides as a whole, where there were more males in the younger age groups and more females in the older age groups. Up to the age of 69 there were more males than females in most age groups. From the age of 70 onwards there were more females than males, reflecting the higher life expectancy of females in the Outer Hebrides. Overall, 50% of the population in North Uist was male, while 50% was female. As illustrated below, there was a higher percentage of males in the under 16 age group and 16 to 30 age group while in the 31 to 64 and 65 and over age group there was a higher percentage of females. Aged Under 16 Aged 16 to 30 Aged 31 to 64 Aged 65 + Total 197 Total 195 Total 804 Total 423 Male Total 111 Males total 107 Males total 395 Males total 195 Female Total 86 Females total 88 Female total 409 Female total 228 % Males 56.3% % Males 54.9% % Males 49.1% % Males 46.1% % Females 43.7% % Females 45.1% % Females 50.9% % Females 53.9% Page 3 Households Household Tenure Out of the 791 households in North Uist, 602 (76%) were owned. Of those owned, 415 (52.5%) were owned outright, while 187 (23.6%) were owned with a mortgage or loan. North Uist had the highest percentage of houses which were owned in all island areas. In the rented sector, 117 (15%) were social rented, while 58 (7%) were private rented. 14 households (2%) were living rent free. North Uist had the lowest percentage of social rented houses in all island areas. The average household size in North Uist was 2.05 in comparison to 2.17 in the Outer Hebrides. Car/Van Availability in North Uist and Outer Hebrides Car/Van Availability 50 45.5 44.7 In the 791 households in North Uist there 40 were a total of 1,030 cars and vans. 30 26.9 24.9 The percentage of households in North Uist 22.8 18.5 with cars or vans, and without, was similar to 20 that of the Outer Hebrides as illustrated in the 10 6.6 5.5 adjacent graph. In island areas North Uist 2.5 2.1 had the highest percentage of households 0 Percentage with 2 cars/vans, 3 cars/vans and 4 or more. No cars or One car or van Two cars or Three cars or Four or more The average number of cars/vans per vans in hhold in hhold vans in hhold vans in hhold cars or vans in household was 1.3 in comparison to 1.2 for hhold the Outer Hebrides as a whole. North Uist Outer Hebrides Page 4 Households Household Type In North Uist one person households were the largest household type at 40.8% as illustrated in the adjacent chart. This was higher than that of the Outer Hebrides as a whole which was 37.2%. In island areas North Uist had the lowest percentage of married couple households with dependent children. All other household types were broadly similar to those in the Outer Hebrides as a whole. Travel to work/study Method Travel to work/study methods in North Uist were similar to those in the Outer Hebrides as illustrated in the chart below. In island areas North Uist had the highest percentage of people working or studying at home and the highest percentage driving to work by car or van. Travel to work/study method in North Uist and Outer Hebrides 60 48.9 50 44.7 40 30 20.9 20 15.4 15.8 16.0 Percentage 9.8 10 6.2 4.9 2.4 3.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0.6 0 Work or study Train Bus minibus Taxi or Driving a car Passenger in Motorcycle Bicycle On foot Other mainly at or or coach minicab or van a car or van scooter or from home moped North Uist Outer Hebrides Page 5 Identity, Religion and Language National Identity The majority of those living in North Uist (67.2%) identified themselves as having a Scottish identity only, less than the Outer Hebrides average. In island areas North Uist had the highest percentage of those with any other combination of UK identities. All other identities were broadly similar to the Outer Hebrides. Ethnic Identity North Uist had a slightly lower percentage of those identifying themselves as White Scottish than in the Outer Hebrides. In island areas North Uist, along with Harris, had the lowest percentage of those identifying as White: Scottish. North Uist had the highest percentage of White: Other British. Other ethnic groups were broadly similar to the Outer Hebrides. (1) Includes "White: Gypsy/Traveller", "White: Polish" and "White: Other White". Page 6 Identity, Religion and Language Religion The majority of people in North Uist stated that their religious denomination was Church of Scotland. This was the highest percentage in all island areas and much higher than the Outer Hebrides average of 42.5%. North Uist, along with Lewis, also had the highest percentage of those stating that they had no religion. There was a much lower percentage stating their religion as Roman Catholicism than in the Outer Hebrides as a whole. Length of Residence in the UK Length of Residence in North Uist and Outer Hebrides in the UK 70 60.9 55.7 60 North Uist Out of the 1,619 people living in North 50 Outer Hebrides Uist, 46 were born outside the UK. 40 The majority of those born outside the 30 UK had been resident for 10 years or 17.4 17.4 18.7 20 11.6 14.1 more, similar to the Outer Hebrides 10 4.3 average. Percentage 0 All other groups were also broadly resident for less than resident for 2 years, resident for 5 years, resident for 10 years similar to the Outer Hebrides average, 2 years but less than 5 but less than 10 or more but with a much lower percentage resident for less than 2 years. Page 7 Identity, Religion and Language Country of Birth Out of the 1,619 people living in North Uist, 1,573 were born in the UK. The majority of people in North Uist were born in Scotland, while the next largest group is those born in England at 14% (226). 21 people were born in Africa, Middle East and Asia, The Americas and the Caribbean and Antartica and Oceania and other countries.
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