Aberdeen City

Population size is 222,793

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

192

aged 0-15 yrs


752

aged 16-64 yrs


80

aged 65+ yrs


Population

Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

149

very good


404

good


311

fair


113

bad


47

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

373

rented from council/housing association


284

private ownership


66

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

433

long term sick or disabled


144

in paid employment


78

students


62

retired


115

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in Aberdeen City

96.3%

are white


87.1%

speak English only at home


94.3%

born in the UK


Summary information

1,024 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.5% of people


  • 192 children and 832 adults have learning disabilities


  • 605 males and 419 females have learning disabilities


  • 17.3% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 63.4% of all adults


  • 51.6% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 22.3% of all people


  • Only 14.2% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 52.9% of all people



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