East Ayrshire

Population size is 122,767

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

140

aged 0-15 yrs


512

aged 16-65 yrs


57

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

28

very good


94

good


267

bad


225

bad


95

very good


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

339

rented from council/housing association


202

private ownership


65

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

330

long term sick


52

in paid employment


68

students


42

retired


77

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in East Ayrshire

99.7%

are white


91.7%

speak English only at home


99.2%

born in the UK


Summary information

709 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.6% of people


  • 140 children and 569 adults have learning disabilities


  • 393 males and 316 females have learning disabilities


  • 9.1% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 55.1% of all adults


  • 55.9% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 25.6% of all people


  • Only 3.9% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 49.8% of all people



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