Dumfries and Galloway

Population size is 151,324

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

122

aged 0-15 yrs


543

aged 16-64 yrs


53

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

119

very good


259

good


233

fair


77

bad


30

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

282

rented from council/housing association


258

private ownership


97

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

377

long term sick or disabled


52

in paid employment


59

students


49

retired


59

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in Dumfries and Galloway

98.9%

are white


93.4%

speak English only at home


98.3%

born in the UK


Summary information

718 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.5% of people


  • 122 children and 596 adults have learning disabilities


  • 395 females and 323 males have learning disabilities


  • 8.7% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 55.9% of all adults


  • 44.3% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 18.1% of all people


  • Only 16.6% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 49.1% of all people



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