Falkirk

Population size is 155,990

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

137

aged 0-15 yrs


530

aged 16-64 yrs


77

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

98

very good


283

good


262

fair


73

bad


28

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

319

rented from council/housing association


319

private ownership


41

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

322

long term sick or disabled


59

in paid employment


49

students


59

retired


118

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in Falkirk

98.3%

are white


91.7%

speak English only at home


97.9%

born in the UK


Summary information

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


  • 137 children and 607 adults have learning disabilities


  • 477 males and 297 females have learning disabilities


  • 9.3% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 59.8% of all adults


  • 54.7% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 23.8% of all people


  • Only 13.2% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 50.6% of all people



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