A place like yours? Fascinating ward details

Here is but a small sample of the types of ward based information that can be  found on  the Highland Council Web pages:

...Culloden and Ardersier is a mixed rural and urban Ward with an overall population density above the Highland average. The proportion of people in the 16 to 49 age group is the one of highest in Highland and the proportion in the 0 to 15 group is above the Highland average but declining at the third highest rate in Highland. The population fell by 0.8% between 2005 and 2010, and is showing the characteristics of an urban area built and populated over a relatively short period of time where population turnover and new house building is not enough to "refresh" an ageing population.


Total Population

	Ward	Highland	Scotland
Total Population	11,079	221,630	5,222,100
Source: NRS 2010 mid-year estimates

Number of households

	Ward	Highland	Scotland
Number of households	4,505	89,528	2,192,246
Source: Census 2001

...The densely populated town of Nairn has a sparsely populated rural hinterland but the overall population density is above the Highland average. The age profile is slightly older than the Highland average with relatively high proportions of people in each of the over 65 age groups. The population grew by 3.2% between 2005 and 2010 with a large proportion of inward migrants coming from the rest of Highland and Scotland.

Age Structure

Age	Ward (%)	Highland (%)	Scotland (%)	Ward (No.)	Highland (No.)	Scotland (No.)
0-15	17.3	17.6	17.5	1,987	39,071	911,794
16-49	31.0	33.3	38.5	3,557	73,848	2,011,178
50-64	30.1	30.2	27.2	3,448	67,033	1,419,636
65-74	11.4	10.4	9.1	1,308	22,948	473,857
75-84	7.4	6.2	5.7	851	13,708	299,031
85+	2.8	2.3	2.0	318	5,022	106,604
Source: NRS 2010 mid-year estimates

House Prices

	Ward	Highland	Scotland
Number of private house sales in 2010	168	2,739	61,092
Average house price	£193,013	£165,833	£170,604
Median (midpoint) house price	£175,500	£147,000	£137,000
Source: Communities Scotland/Registers of Scotland 2010

...Inverness South is mainly a rural Ward but it contains the main Inverness expansion areas of Westhill, Inshes & Milton of Leys and Slackbuie, giving it the second highest population and a population density slightly above the Highland average. The Ward has a higher proportion of people in the under 50 age groups than the Highland average, the highest proportion of children and the lowest proportion in the age groups over 64. The population grew by 50.9% between 2005 and 2010, by far the highest growth rate in Highland, with the highest increases in Highland across all of the age groups except 65 to 74.

Housing Land Audit

	Ward	Highland
Number of new homes* that potentially will be built between 2010-2014 :	738	11,312
* identified in the Local Plan or with planning permission Source: Highland Council

Further information about the Housing Land Audit is available on the Housing Land Audit webpage.

Qualifications

Percentage of 16-74 year olds* whose highest qualification is:	Ward	Highland	Scotland
Group 1	26.2	26.1	24.7
Group 2	18.0	15.3	15.7
Group 3	7.9	6.4	7.0
Group 4	25.8	19.6	19.5
No qualifications	22.1	32.6	33.2
* total 16-74 year olds	4,681	152,675	3,731,079
Group 1: 'O' Grade, Standard Grade, Intermediate I or 2, City & Guilds Craft, SVQ level 1 or 2 or equivalent Group 2: Higher Grade, CSYS, ONC, OND, City & Guilds Advanced Craft, RSA Advanced Diploma, SVQ level 3 or equivalent Group 3: HND, HNC RSA Higher Diploma, SVQ level 4 or 5 or equivalent Group 4: First degree, Higher degree, Professional qualification Source: Census 2001

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