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2001 Census

POPULATION PROFILE for Buckie West

Resident Population
1991
2001
Total

3673

3406

Male

1757

1628

Female

1916

1778

Age Structure
0 - 4

5.26%

5 -15

14.86%

16 - 24

8.95%

25 - 44

27.51%

45 - 64

22.31%

65 - 74

12.13%

75+

8.98%

Marital Status (percentage of over 16)
Single

24.18%

Married

50.79%

Re-Married

4.92%

Separated

3.12%

Divorced

5.62%

Widowed

11.36%

Religion
Church of Scotland

37.4%

Roman Catholic

8.75%

Other Christian

15.15%

Buddhist

0.0%

Hindu

0.0%

Jewish

0.06%

Muslim

0.15%

Sikh

0.0%

Another Religion

0.23%

None

34.35%

Not Answered

3.9%

Country of Birth
Scotland

92.22%

England

5.52%

Wales

0.29%

Northern Ireland

0.18%

Republic of Ireland

0.38%

Other EU Country

0.41%

Elsewhere

1.0%

Ethnic Group
White Scottish

93.78%

Other White British

4.93%

White Irish

0.5%

Other White

0.5%

Indian

0.12%

Pakastani

0.15%

Bangladeshi

0.0%

Other South Asian

0.0%

Chinese

0.0%

Caribbean

0.0%

African

0.0%

Black Scottish or other Black

0.03%

Mixed Background

0.0%

Other

0.0%

Health
Long Term Illness

20.46%

General Health - Good

68.06%

General Health - Fairly Good

21.76%

General Health - Not Good

10.19%

Number of people who provide unpaid care

331

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