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Area statistics

 

Basic facts

Area

259 square km

Population (2006)

149,680

Electorate (2007)

115,881

Housing stock (2007)

69,543

Households (2006)

66,651

Jobs (2006)

58,400



Population by age groups (2006)

Age group Males Females Total %

0-4

4,347

4,120

8,467

5.7

5-9

4,465

4,188

8,653

5.8

10-14

4,644

4,486

9,130

6.1

15-19

4,932

4,479

9,411

6.3

20-24

4,082

4,180

8,262

5.5

25-29

4,328

4,485

8,813

5.9

30-34

4,840

5,227

10,067

6.7

35-39

5,810

6,325

12,135

8.1

40-44

5,956

6,266

12,222

8.2

45-49

5,391

5,508

10,899

7.3

50-54

4,556

4,903

9,459

6.3

55-59

5,074

5,305

10,379

6.9

60-64

3,930

4,236

8,166

5.5

65-69

3,387

3,897

7,284

4.9

70-74

2,719

3,248

5,967

4.0

75-79

1,935

2,723

4,658

3.1

80-84

1,234

2,020

3,254

2.2

85-89

486

1,184

1,670

1.1

90+

214

570

784

0.5

Total

72,330

77,350

149,680

100

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Population projections (2006-based)

Projected Change
Year Population Number %

2006

149,680

-

-

2011

153,117

+ 3,835

+ 2.6

2016

156,272

+ 3,155

+ 2.1

2021

158,904

+ 2,632

+ 1.7

2026

160,949

+ 2,045

+ 1.3

2031

162,318

+ 1,369

+ 0.9


Major settlement populations (2006)

Area Population
Falkirk

33,893

Grangemouth

17,153

Bo'ness

14,568

Stenhousemuir

10,377

Denny

8,084

Larbert

6,740

Carron/Carronshore

5,496

Polmont

5,459

Bonnybridge

4,893

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Housing stock (2006)

Owned By Number %
Falkirk Council

16,852

24.2

Housing associations

3,049

4.4

Owner occupied

47,492

68.3

Private rented

2,150

3.1

Total

69,543

100



Unemployment (Oct 2007)

Sex Number % Scotland

Males

1,398

2.9

3.1

Females

518

1.1

1.1

Total

1,916

2.0

2.1

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Jobs by sector (2006)

Job Sector Males Females Total

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Primary (agriculture, mining, utilities)

400

1.4

100

0.3

500

0.9

Manufacturing

7,100

24.3

2,000

6.8

9,100

15.6

Construction

3,700

12.7

700

2.4

4,400

7.5

Wholesale and Retailing

5,400

18.5

5,600

19.2

11,000

18.8

Hotels and restaurants

1,400

4.8

1,900

6.5

3,300

5.7

Public sector

4,300

14.7

14,300

49

18,600

31.8

Other services

6,900

23.6

4,600

15.8

11,500

19.7

Total

29,200

100

29,200

100

58,400

100

Note for confidentiality reasons the figures are rounded to the nearest 100.

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ACORN classification of households (2006)

Classification Housholds
Number %
A Affluent families                

7,343

11.0

B Older prosperity

7,123

10.6

C Settled families

4,700

7.0

D Rural areas

1,503

2.2

E City lifestyle

1,370

2.0

F Young workers

4,155

6.1

G Traditionally comfortable

14,977

22.3

H Developing families

14,846

22.2

I Poor old age

8,791

13.1

J Struggling singles

2,244

3.3

Total

67,012

100

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