Photo: Andrew Wood · CC BY-SA 2.036% of households have dependent children, more than in 95% of UK towns
Here 5.4% of households have no car or van, where the figure across Scotland’s towns is 29%. Census figures put married adults and civil partners at 62% in Milltimber. Few places have so few households in terraced houses: 6.1% here, fewer than in 97% of UK towns. The 2022 Census counted 3,049 residents in 1,084 households.
What the Census says about Milltimber’s people
A town of families
36% of Milltimber’s 1,084 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 95% of UK towns and the highest share in Aberdeen City. 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
More born abroad than most towns
19% of residents were born outside the UK, against 21% across Aberdeen City’s towns and 11% across Scotland’s towns. The largest groups were born in the Middle East and Asia (7.4%) and in EU countries (4.9%). Where people were born ↓
A mix of backgrounds
22% of residents described their ethnic group as something other than White British at the 2022 Census, more than in 86% of UK towns. The largest groups after White British are Other White (6.9%), Indian (3.3%) and African (2.8%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Scotland’s Census 2022 (output areas summed to the 2022 locality).
Residents aged 65 and over: 23%, a higher share than 62% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
The median age in Milltimber is 45.1, higher than in 54% of UK towns. Residents aged 15 to 24: a tenth of the total. Across Scotland’s towns, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Milltimber, 45.1. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
Above 84% of UK towns: 5.9% of adults are full-time students
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Managerial and professional jobs take in 54% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 9.7% (Scotland’s towns: 33% and 25%). Typically, nearly one in ten adults are full-time students across Scotland’s towns.
The Census was taken on 20 March 2022, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Milltimber sits below 98% of UK towns for one-person households (19%)
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Aberdeen City’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
Where 3.5% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across Scotland’s towns, Milltimber has 1.2%. There are 2.5 people in the average household. Measured more widely, 38% of households are one person living alone across Scotland’s towns.
Above 95% of UK towns: 58% of households live in a detached house
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2022. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Households in flats: 9%, below three fifths of UK towns. As a reference point, 18% of households live in a detached house across Scotland’s towns.
Above 92% of UK towns: 19% of residents were born outside the UK
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2022.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The share of residents whose main language is English trails 87% of UK towns: 93%. Residents born outside the UK make up 11% across Scotland’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in the Middle East and Asia (7.4%) and in EU countries (4.9%).
A lower share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 86% of UK towns, at 78%
How residents described themselves at the 2022 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 78% of Milltimber · Aberdeen City’s towns 75% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
37% of residents describe themselves as Christian (Scotland’s towns: 39%). Here, 50% of residents said they have no religion.
22% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, below 98% of UK towns
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 3 and over), Census 2022.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 3 and over
For 36 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week. Milltimber has fewer unpaid carers than 92% of UK towns, at 7.4%. Across Scotland’s towns, adults who have never married come to 40%.
Qualified to degree level: 58% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 58% of adults in Milltimber, 32% across Scotland’s towns; 10% have no qualification, against 17%.
Of 515 UK towns its size (2,500 to 4,000 people), the 175th youngest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Keele (20.6) and the oldest West Chiltington (63.1). Nearest to Milltimber in age: Oakley (45.1), South Wonston (45.1), Dipton (45.2) and Swineshead (45.2).
Of the 7 towns nearest Milltimber, 1 are older
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milltimber | 3,049 | — | 45.1 | 23% | 36% |
| Peterculter | 4,359 | 1.5 mi | 46.9 | 24% | 23% |
| Kingswells | 4,776 | 3.5 mi | 43 | 15% | 34% |
| Westhill | 11,778 | 4.1 mi | 44.3 | 20% | 30% |
| Portlethen | 8,965 | 4.7 mi | 40.3 | 14% | 34% |
| Aberdeen | 192,968 | 4.9 mi | 38.1 | 17% | 20% |
| Cove Bay | 7,926 | 5.3 mi | 40.6 | 15% | 27% |
| Newtonhill | 3,182 | 6 mi | 43.5 | 19% | 32% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in term time. 20 March 2022 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “Aberdeen City’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Aberdeen City (or Scotland), summed the same way as Milltimber’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. National Records of Scotland adjusts small Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Milltimber’s residents
What is the population of Milltimber?
The 2022 Census counted 3,049 people in Milltimber’s locality.
What is the average age in Milltimber?
The median age was 45.1 at the 2022 Census, older than 54% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Milltimber?
78% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 75% across Aberdeen City’s towns. 19% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Milltimber?
50% said they had no religion and 37% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 3.1% were Muslim and 7.6% didn’t answer.
Is Milltimber good for families?
36% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Milltimber’s schools page.
Sources: Scotland’s Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland), output areas summed to the NRS 2022 locality (UV101b, UV103, UV104, UV113, UV201, UV204b, UV205, UV212, UV301, UV402, UV405, UV406, UV501, UV607, UV801). Open Government Licence v3.0.
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