Highland

Population size is 320,298

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

288

aged 0-15 yrs


1,122

aged 16-64 yrs


135

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

287

very good


544

good


495

fair


153

bad


66

very bad


Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

651

rented from council/housing association


579

private ownership


105

rented privately or living rent free


Summary information

1,545 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.5% of people


  • 288 children and 1,257 adults have learning disabilities


  • 849 males and 696 females have learning disabilities


  • Only 18.6% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 53.4% of all people


  • 49.8% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 17.4% of all people


Did you know

95.6%

of people with learning disabilities in Highland were born in the UK

Did you know

89.9%

of people with learning disabilities in Highland speak English only at home


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