2001 Census
SETTLEMENT ECONOMIC PROFILE for Elgin
| Economic Activity | ||
|---|---|---|
| All people aged 16-74 | 15194 |
|
| Economically Active: | ||
| Employed Full time | 6614 |
43.53 % |
| Employed Part time | 2136 |
14.06 % |
| Self Employed | 855 |
5.63 % |
| Unemployed | 562 |
3.70 % |
| Full-time Student | 348 |
2.29 % |
| Economically Inactive: | ||
| Retired | 2185 |
14.38 % |
| Student | 355 |
2.34 % |
| Looking after home/family | 901 |
5.93 % |
| Permanently sick/disabled | 786 |
5.17 % |
| Other | 452 |
2.97 % |
| Industry of Employment | ||
| All people aged 16-74 in employment | 9901 |
|
| Agriculture, hunting and forestry | 147 |
1.48 % |
| Fishing | 24 |
.24 % |
| Mining and Quarrying | 159 |
1.61 % |
| Manufacturing | 1178 |
11.90 % |
| Electricity, gas & water supply | 77 |
.78 % |
| Construction | 869 |
8.78 % |
| Wholesale & retail trade, repair of motor vehicles | 1672 |
16.89 % |
| Hotels & Catering | 608 |
6.14 % |
| Transport, storage & communication | 414 |
4.18 % |
| Financial intermediation | 213 |
2.15 % |
| Real estate, renting & business activities | 722 |
7.29 % |
| Public administration & defence | 1513 |
15.28 % |
| Education | 603 |
6.09 % |
| Health & social work | 1105 |
11.16 % |
| Other | 597 |
6.03 % |
| Qualifications (see note below) | ||
| Group 1 | 4226 |
27.81 % |
| Group 2 | 2454 |
16.15 % |
| Group 3 | 1163 |
7.65 % |
| Group 4 | 2571 |
16.92 % |
| No qualifications or qualifications outwith this group | 4780 |
31.46 % |
| Occupational Groups | ||
|---|---|---|
| Managers and senior officials | 1071 |
10.82 % |
| Professional | 711 |
7.18 % |
| Associate professional & technical | 1738 |
17.55 % |
| Administrative & secretarial | 962 |
9.72 % |
| Skilled trades | 1442 |
14.56 % |
| Personal service | 694 |
7.01 % |
| Sales & customer service | 1020 |
10.30 % |
| Process, plant & machine Operatives | 905 |
9.14 % |
| Elementary occupations | 1358 |
13.72 % |
| Socio-Economic Classification | ||
| Large employers & higher managerial | 380 |
3.84 % |
| Higher professional | 415 |
4.19 % |
| Lower managerial and professional | 2853 |
28.82 % |
| Intermediate | 1391 |
14.05 % |
| Small employers & own account workers | 791 |
7.99 % |
| Lower supervisory and techical | 1461 |
14.76 % |
| Semi-routine | 2221 |
22.43 % |
| Routine | 1982 |
20.02 % |
| Never worked | 342 |
3.45 % |
| Long-term unemployed | 141 |
1.42 % |
| Full-time Students | 678 |
6.85 % |
| Not Classifiable | 2539 |
25.64 % |
| Travel to work and place of study | ||
| All people | 20929 |
|
| Work from home | 634 |
3.03 % |
| Train | 216 |
1.03 % |
| Bus, minibus or coach | 578 |
2.76 % |
| Motorcycle, scooter or moped | 91 |
.43 % |
| Driving a car or van | 5321 |
25.42 % |
| Passenger in a car or van | 1746 |
8.34 % |
| Taxi or minicab | 110 |
.53 % |
| Bicycle | 678 |
3.24 % |
| On foot | 4176 |
19.95 % |
| Other | 173 |
16,800.02 % |
| For more information contact: Caroline Cook, Planning and Development, The Moray Council, High Street Elgin 01343 563265 | ||