Highland

Population size is 232,123

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Population characteristics

Number of people with learning disabilities

225

aged 0-15 yrs


849

aged 16-64 yrs


102

aged 65+ yrs


Health

People with learning disabilities rate their health as

218

very good


412

good


377

fair


114

bad


55

very bad


Health

Households

People with learning disabilities in private households

496

rented from council/housing association


435

private ownership


58

rented privately or living rent free


Employment

People aged 16 or over with learning disabilities

528

long term sick or disabled


121

in paid employment


103

students


78

retired


121

other


Other topics

People with learning disabilities in Highland

84.9%

are white


89.9%

speak English only at home


96.9%

born in the UK


Summary information

1,176 people have learning disabilities. That’s 0.5% of people


  • 225 children and 951 adults have learning disabilities


  • 662 males and 514 females have learning disabilities


  • 12.7% of adults with learning disabilities have paid employment, compared with 60.8% of all adults


  • 50.2% of people with learning disabilities live in social rented accommodation, compared with 17.5% of all people


  • Only 18.5% of people with learning disabilities rate their health as very good, compared with 54.1% of all people



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