Aberdeenshire

Population size is 252,973

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

241

aged 0-15 yrs


704

aged 16-64 yrs


112

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

199

very good


410

good


325

fair


86

bad


37

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

353

rented from council/housing association


406

private ownership


90

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

457

long term sick or disabled


131

in paid employment


75

Students


73

retired


80

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in Aberdeenshire

99.4%

are white


93.9%

speak English only at home


97.0%

born in the UK


Summary information

1,057 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.4% of people


  • 241 children and 816 adults have learning disabilities


  • 629 males and 432 females have learning disabilities


  • 16.1% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 66.0% of all adults


  • 41.6% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 13.4% of all people


  • Only 18.8% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 55.4% of all people



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