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2001 Census

CENSUS PROFILE for
MORAY, GRAMPIAN HEALTH BOARD AND SCOTLAND

Resident Population
Moray
Grampian
Scotland
Total

86,940

503,888

5,062,011

Male

43447

246,190

2,432,494

Female

43493

257,698

2,629,517

Population Density

0.39

0.60

0.65

Age Structure
0 - 4

5.66%

5.36%

5.47%

5 -15

14.46%

13.65%

13.74%

16 - 24

9.51%

11.55%

11.19%

25 - 44

29.65%

29.91%

29.24%

45 - 64

24.44%

24.53%

24.46%

65 - 74

9.09%

8.26%

8.81%

75+

7.19%

6.73%

7.09%

Ethnic Group
White Scottish

80.46%

84.77%

88.09%

Other White British

16.83%

11.08%

7.38%

White Irish

0.47%

0.55%

0.98%

Other White

1.37%

1.97%

1.54%

Other

0.86%

1.61%

2.01%

Health
Long Term Illness

16.69%

16.43%

20.31%

General Health - Good

71.78%

71.95%

67.91%

General Health - Fairly Good

20.92%

20.55%

21.94%

General Health - Not Good

7.3%

7.51%

10.15%

Number of people who provide unpaid care

6,835

40,602

481,579

Total Households
Moray
Grampian
Scotland
Total

35,803

223,552

2,192,246

Tenure
Owner Occupied:
Owns outright

28.98%

25.75%

23.43%

Owns with mortgage or loan

34.04%

39.13%

38.59%

Shared ownership

0.30%

0.67%

0.57%

Rented from:
Council or Scottish Homes

18.30%

19.49%

21.57%

Housing Association

3.78%

3.24%

5.58%

Private - Furnished

1.90%

3.64%

3.11%

Private - Unfurnished

4.79%

3.07%

2.53%

Other

7.92%

5.01%

4.63%

Amenities
Average Household Size

2.37

2.31

2.27

Average no of rooms per household

5.23

5.01

4.75

Central Heating, Bathroom

94.54%

94.00%

92.66%

Central Heating, No Bathroom

0.15%

0.17%

0.08%

No Central Heating, Bathroom

5.18%

5.72%

7.1%

No Central Heating, No Bathroom

0.13%

0.10%

0.15%

Cars or Vans
Total cars or vans

38,960

245,484

2,044,018

No car or van

23.63%

25.72%

34.23%

One car or van

50.44%

46.02%

43.35%

Two cars or vans

21.15%

22.89%

18.62%

Three cars or vans

3.69%

4.13%

2.98%

Four or more cars or vans

1.09%

1.24%

0.82%

For more information contact: Caroline Cook, Planning and Development, The Moray Council, High Street Elgin 01343 563265