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Grangemouth Settlement Profile 2020 Grangemouth Profile Demography Deprivation Grangemouth Area (hectares) 670 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 Map Total Population (2019) 16,204 Population density (persons/ha) 24.19 Grangemouth Falkirk Number of houses (2019) 8,855 Datazones in most deprived 20% 5 35 Number of households (2019) 9,822 % of Falkirk Share 14.3% Average household size (persons) 1.65 Datazone in each domain Vacancy rate 2.8% Income 6 23 Unemployment rate 9.1% Employment 7 25 No Qualifications 34.9% Health 6 18 Education 8 34 Housing 25 2 Access 1 20 Population Crime 9 32 No. % Mid-year population 2009 17,169 Historical SIMD Rankings* Mid-year population 2019 16,204 -5.6% Datazone 2020 2016 2012 Grangemouth has an estimated population of 16,240 Town Centre (9228) 357 690 1192 and has decreased by 5.6% in the last 10 years. 63.0% Population 2019 454 456 445 of people are of working age and 20.8% of people are Kersiebank (9232) aged 65 and over. Grangemouth is estimated to have Males 7,856 48.9% Kersiebank (9234) 557 530 651 9,822 households. The vacancy rate (2.8%) of Females 8,348 51.1% Bowhouse (9240) 327 179 250 dwellings is higher than the Falkirk rate of 2.3%. 1.5% Bowhouse (9241) 693 745 1190 of households are exempt from paying Council Tax and 46.1% have a single adult Council Tax discount. The above datazones fall within the SIMD most Grangemouth Falkirk deprived 20% areas in Scotland. There are 5 areas within the most 20% deprived 0-4 772 4.8% 4.9% Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation in 2020. 5-11 1,188 7.3% 8.9% INCOME 12-15 666 4.1% 4.9% 26.7% of people are income deprived . Examining the different types of benefits, there are a 16-24 1,503 9.3% 9.7% EMPLOYMENT higher number of Carers per 1,000 population in 23.7% of people are employment deprived. Grangemouth (20.98) compared to the Falkirk rate of 25-44 3,967 24.5% 24.4% HEALTH 17.67 per 1,000 population. Those claiming Disability 45-59 3,682 22.7% 23.5% 23.1% of people are prescribed drugs for anxiety, Living Allowance is higher (34.42 per 1000) than the 60-64 1,059 6.5% 6.3% depression or psychosis. Falkirk rate of 9.45 per 1,000. 65-74 1,743 10.8% 9.9% EDUCATION School attendance is 69.8%. 16.3% of 16-19 year 7.6% Unemployment figures are higher in Grangemouth with 75-84 1,229 5.6% olds are not in full time education, employment or 9.1% unemployed compared to the Falkirk rate of 8.2%. 85+ 395 2.4% 2.0% training. 2.1% of 17-21 year olds have entered full Female unemployment is lower (3.2%) than the Male Total 16,204 100.0% 100.0% time higher education. rate (5.8%). Produced by Policy, Technology and Improvement, Corporate and Housing Services -November 2020 Grangemouth Dwellings by Council Tax band 2019 Benefits Grangemouth Falkirk Housing Benefit Claimants No. % of total Falkirk C. No. % % Working age population (16-64) 10,211 HB with no Children 1005 84.8% 83.2% Band A 4,131 46.7% 29.9% Unemployment (16-64) Grangemouth Falkirk HB with 1 Child 84 7.1% 8.0% Band B 2,763 31.2% 26.1% No. % % HB with 2 Children 29 2.4% 4.7% Band C 831 9.4% 9.2% Male 590 11.7% 9.7% BH with 3+ Children* 15 1.3% 4.0% Band D 511 5.8% 12.0% Female 330 6.4% 6.5% *may be higher due supressed data1185 Band E-H 619 7.0% 22.9% Total 925 9.1% 8.2% Total 8,855 100.0% Notes Aged 16-24 205 13.6% 8.7% *historical SIMD Dwellings by type 2019 2012 and 2009 SIMD datazones ranked 1-976 are within the Grangemouth Falkirk 15% most deprived and 2016 the datazones ranked 1-1,046 are No. % % Benefits No. Per 1,000 population within the most 15% deprived Flat 4,366 51.5% 29.9% Employment Support Allowance 853 83.5 58.73 For further information: Terraced 2,252 26.6% 23.7% Income Support 101 9.9 7.05 Falkirk Council Semi Detached 1,362 16.1% 22.8% Disability Living Allowance 559 34.5 29.53 Detached and unknown 494 5.8% 23.5% Carers Allowance 340 21.0 15.23 Corporate and Housing Services Total 8,474 99.9% Child Maintance Allowance 212 13.1 8.98 Municipal Buildings Pension Credit 480 142.6 129.79 Falkirk Dwellings 2019 FK1 5RS Grangemouth Falkirk Universal Credit No. % Falkirk No. % % Single, no child dependant 998 64.3% 57.7% Tel: 01324 506016 Occupied 9,822 97.2% 97.5% Single, with child dependant(s) 345 22.2% 22.6% Email: p&[email protected] Vacant 278 2.8% 2.4% Couple, no child dependant 89 5.7% 6.8% Website: www.falkirk.gov.uk Second Homes 9 0.1% 0.1% Couple, with child dependant(s) 121 7.8% 11.4% Occupied dwellings Exempt 154 1.5% 1.2% Total 1,553 Sources: from paying council tax SIMD 2020: Scottish Government Single Adult council tax discount 4,658 46.1% 39.0% Income Grangemouth Falkirk C. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/SIMD (percentage of occupied) Average Household Weekly Income £470.00 £691.47 Population ##### http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data Housing Dwellings Low Income Families (2016) Grangemouth Falkirk http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data Grangemouth Falkirk Number of Children Living in low Income Families (0-19) 555 5,405 Unemployment and Benefits No central heating 1.7% 1.2% Percentage of Children living in low income Families (0-19) 18.4% 17.2% https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query Overcrowding 3.4% 6.2% Number of Child Benefit Families 3,010 31,475 Produced by Policy, Technology and Improvement, Corporate and Housing Services -November 2020.
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