Western Isles

Population size is 27,684

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

65

aged 0-15 yrs


47

aged 16-64 yrs


3

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Western Isles, 0.4% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.4%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.

Health

People who are known to have autism rate their health as

48

very good


42

good


19

fair


4

bad


2

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

24

rented from council/housing association


76

private ownership


11

rented privately or living rent free


Summary information

115 people are known to have autism; that's 0.4% of people


  • 11 girls and 54 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.5% of all girls and 2.3% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 2 girls and 22 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.2% of all girls and 1.7% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 65 children and 50 adults are known to have autism


  • 21 females and 94 males are known to have autism


  • 41.7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 53.8% of all people; 1.7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.2% of all people


  • 21.6% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 15.8% of all people


Did you know

96.5%

of people known to have autism in Western Isles were born in the UK

Did you know

84.4%

of people known to have autism in Western Isles speak only English at home


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