South Lanarkshire

Population size is 313,830

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

276

aged 0-15 yrs


1076

aged 16-64 yrs


123

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

195

very good


563

good


482

fair


162

bad


73

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

622

rented from council/housing association


577

private ownership


94

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

691

long term sick or disabled


114

in paid employment


100

students


98

retired


196

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in South Lanarkshire

93.9%

are white


92.5%

speak English only at home


96.6%

born in the UK


Summary information

1,475 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.5% of people


  • 276 children and 1,199 adults have learning disabilities


  • 874 males and 601 females have learning disabilities


  • 9.5% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 58.6% of all adults


  • 48.1% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 19.1% of all people


  • Only 13.2% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 51.3% of all people



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