Shetland

Population size is 23,167

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

19

aged 0-15 yrs


69

aged 16-64 yrs


1

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

14

very good


38

good


31

fair


5

bad


2

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

29

rented from council/housing association


45

private ownership


12

rented privately or living rent free


Summary information

90 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.4% of people


  • 19 children and 71 adults have learning disabilities


  • 47 males and 43 females have learning disabilities


  • Only 15.6% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 54.6% of all people
  • 33.7% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 20.4% of all people


Did you know

92.4%

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

Did you know

82.9%

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


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