South Ayrshire

Population size is 112,799

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

105

aged 0-15 yrs


460

aged 16-64 yrs


76

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

105

very good


251

good


202

fair


56

bad


27

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

287

rented from council/housing association


191

private ownership


60

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

336

long term sick or disabled


34

in paid employment


52

students


41

retired


73

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in South Ayrshire

100%

are white


95.9%

speak English only at home


97.2%

born in the UK


Summary information

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


  • 105 children and 536 adults have learning disabilities


  • 367 males and 274 females have learning disabilities


  • 6.3% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 53.3% of all adults


  • 53.4% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 17.2% of all people


  • Only 16.4% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 50.8% of all people



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