2001 Census
POPULATION PROFILE for Forres West and Altyre
| Resident Population | ||
|---|---|---|
1991 |
2001 |
|
| Total | 3462 |
3262 |
| Male | 1751 |
1652 |
| Female | 1711 |
1610 |
| Age Structure | ||
| 0 - 4 | 5.73% |
|
| 5 -15 | 16.95% |
|
| 16 - 24 | 9.50% |
|
| 25 - 44 | 31.33% |
|
| 45 - 64 | 25.23% |
|
| 65 - 74 | 7.17% |
|
| 75+ | 4.08% |
|
| Marital Status (percentage of over 16) | ||
| Single | 26.72% |
|
| Married | 46.71% |
|
| Re-Married | 8.6% |
|
| Separated | 4.68% |
|
| Divorced | 7.26% |
|
| Widowed | 6.03% |
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| Religion | ||
| Church of Scotland | 44.18% |
|
| Roman Catholic | 4.63% |
|
| Other Christian | 11.62% |
|
| Buddhist | 0.12% |
|
| Hindu | 0.0% |
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| Jewish | 0.0% |
|
| Muslim | 0.43% |
|
| Sikh | 0.03% |
|
| Another Religion | 0.37% |
|
| None | 33.32% |
|
| Not Answered | 5.3% |
|
| Country of Birth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 74.34% |
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| England | 18.88% |
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| Wales | 1.04% |
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| Northern Ireland | 1.35% |
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| Republic of Ireland | 0.25% |
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| Other EU Country | 2.08% |
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| Elsewhere | 2.05% |
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| Ethnic Group | |||
| White Scottish | 77.25% |
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| Other White British | 19.53% |
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| White Irish | 0.61% |
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| Other White | 1.72% |
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| Indian | 0.09% |
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| Pakastani | 0.03% |
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| Bangladeshi | 0.4% |
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| Other South Asian | 0.09% |
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| Chinese | 0.0% |
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| Caribbean | 0.0% |
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| African | 0.0% |
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| Black Scottish or other Black | 0.0% |
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| Mixed Background | 0.28% |
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| Other | 0.0% |
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| Health | |||
| Long Term Illness | 14.47% |
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| General Health - Good | 73.21% |
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| General Health - Fairly Good | 20.23% |
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| General Health - Not Good | 6.56% |
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| Number of people who provide unpaid care | 270 |
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| For more information contact: Caroline Cook, Planning and Development, The Moray Council, High Street Elgin 01343 563265 | |||