Borders

Population size is 113,870

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

127

aged 0-15 yrs


426

aged 16-64 yrs


59

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

95

very good


212

good


221

fair


59

bad


25

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

299

rented from council/housing association


177

private ownership


61

rented privately or living rent free


Summary information

612 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.5% of people


  • 127 children and 485 adults have learning disabilities


  • 352 males and 260 females have learning disabilities


  • Only 15.5% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 53.1% of all people.
  • 55.7% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 19.2% of all people


Did you know

97.4%

of people with learning disabilities in Borders were born in the UK

Did you know

91.8%

of people with learning disabilities in Borders speak English only at home


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