Bishopton, Renfrewshire Population 4,708 Bishopton in Renfrewshire expanded from two small hamlets as a result of the location of the Royal Ordnance Factory (Later British Aerospace) and the tyre factory. This type of medium-sized 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. Bishopton is an interdependent to dependent town. Its most similar towns are Brightons, New Scone, Kilbarchan, and Westhill (Highland). To gain more insight into Bishopton, compare it to any of the other towns included in USP. Inter-relationships Dependent Interdependent Independent NNuummbbeerr ooff jjjoobbss Number of jobs DDiiivveerrssiiittyy ooff jjjoobbss Diversity of jobs DDiiissttaannccee ttrraavveelllllleedd ttoo wwoorrkk Distance travelled to work NNuummbbeerr ooff ppuubbllliiicc sseeccttoorr jjjoobbss Number of public sector jobs NNuummbbeerr ooff hhoossppiiittaalllss Number of hospitals NNuummbbeerr ooff GGPP'''ss aanndd ddeennttiiissttss Number of GP's and dentists NNuummbbeerr ooff cchhiiilllddrreenn iiinn pprriiimmaarryy sscchhoooolllss Number of children in primary schools NNuummbbeerr ooff cchhiiilllddrreenn iiinn sseeccoonnddaarryy sscchhoooolllss Number of children in secondary schools DDiiissttaannccee ttrraavveelllllleedd ttoo ssttuuddyy Distance travelled to study NNuummbbeerr ooff sshhooppss Number of shops DDiiivveerrssiiittyy ooff rreettaaiiilll ooffffeerr Diversity of retail offer NNuummbbeerr ooff cchhaarriiittiiieess Dependent NumInbteerdr eopfe cnhdeanritties Independent Bishopton is an interdependent to dependent town. Combining inter-relationships and typology, Bishopton is grouped with 16 other towns. It has similarities to these towns in terms of the number of charities, hospitals, children in primary schools, children in secondary schools, shops, 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, and GP's and dentists. It also differs in the diversity of jobs. Bishopton differs most from its group in the number of jobs. Employment Public Commercial Social Average for the category Change Population change 2001 to 2011 Interim population change 2012-2016 -9% Less than similar towns per head of population More Population Population 2011 5k Less than similar towns Age Household composition Car ownership Age Household composition Car ownership 40% 50% 20 25 s s s s s s s on … l… … l… … … … on r r r r r r r + s o hi o hi n n n s ea ea ea ea ea ea ea rs er n c n c re re so er y y y y y y y a p d d it it a a r ip 4 0 5 4 4 4 4 e e ie ie b b p p pe lt - 1 1 2 4 6 7 y n rr rr a a e e lti u 0 - - - - - - 5 O a a oh oh n n u M 5 10 16 25 45 65 7 M M C C Lo Lo M Employment Jobs 409 Less than similar towns per head of population Jobs change 2009 to 2014 4% More than similar towns per head of population Employment type(% working full time vs part time aged 16-74) 100% 75 50 25 Part time Full time Occupation (% aged 16-74) 75% 50 25 nt d e e e d d e re us iv e e e d ti o ct oy oy oy tu e H a pl pl pl S R In m m m E e ne lf U Se Social Grade (% households aged 16-64) Social Grade (% households aged 16-64) 50% 25 al a… r… u … n lla n d io o a ille s c m k s e d -s fe it le i ro h il m P W Sk Se Sector Diversity 20% 10 l l l re g s ai n ia a in th u in de t io c n m l lt ur a e at n io d ea u t r R d a s A H ic c rT o in es lic gr fa o m F f b A u ot m ro u an M o P P cc M A Distance travelled to work 30% 20 10 e m m m er m 5k 0k 0k v ho 1 3 o t to o o d A p t t n U 5 0 a 1 km 30 Public Education (% all people aged 16 and over) 40% 20 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 339 Less than similar towns per head of population Less Less than similar towns per head of population Less 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 181 More than similar towns per head of population Less Social Distance travelled to study 15% 10 5 At home Up to 5km 5 to 10km 10 to 30km 30km and over Number of residents per charity Amount of grant funding (£) 314 Less than similar towns per head of population Less Connectivity and environment assets Average download speed (MBs) Greenspace (hectares) per 1000 population 66 More than similar towns per head of population Less Download Download all of the Bishopton data in PDF format. Download PDF (https://usppreview.blob.core.windows.net/pdfs/Bishopton.pdf).