North Ayrshire

Population size is 138,146

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

148

aged 0-15 yrs


562

aged 16-64 yrs


49

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

111

very good


254

good


279

fair


69

bad


46

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

327

rented from council/housing association


255

private ownership


92

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

374

long term sick or disabled


63

in paid employment


69

students


40

retired


75

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in North Ayrshire

98.9%

are white


91.1%

speak English only at home


97.9%

born in the UK


Summary information

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


  • 148 children and 611 adults have learning disabilities


  • 451 males and 308 females have learning disabilities


  • 8.7% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 51.9% of all adults


  • 48.5% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 25.4% of all people


  • Only 14.6% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 48.9% of all people



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