Photo: Ollie Lloyd · CC BY-SA 3.057% of residents said they have no religion, a share 99% of UK towns don’t reach
1.3% of households are unrelated adults living together, against 3.5% across Scotland’s towns. By contrast, the median age in Carnoustie is 48.7, higher than in 78% of UK towns. In 2021, the Census found 11,373 residents locally, living in 5,236 households. Census figures put one-person households at 33% here.
Residents aged 65 and over: 26%, a higher share than 79% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.1% in Carnoustie and 12% across Scotland’s towns. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Scotland’s towns. No age band is larger than 55–59: 7.3% of residents.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Carnoustie, 48.7. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
In Carnoustie, 5.9% of adults are full-time students, more than in 82% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
37% of Carnoustie’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 22% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 25% across Scotland’s towns. Across Scotland’s towns, full-time students come to 9.4%.
The Census was taken on 20 March 2022, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Carnoustie households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 83% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Angus’ towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
Households with dependent children make up 24%, close to the figure across Scotland’s towns.
Carnoustie sits above 70% of UK towns for households in flats (15%)
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
17% of households have no car or van (Scotland’s towns: 29%). Typically, nearly two in five households live in a flat or apartment across Scotland’s towns. The share of households in terraced houses stands at 16%. Few places have as many households in detached houses: 32% here, more than in 58% of UK towns.
More residents whose main language is English than 75% of UK towns: 99%
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 15%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (2%) or in the Middle East and Asia (1%). Across Scotland’s towns, residents whose main language is English come to 94%. Compared with other places, residents born outside the UK are scarce here: 4.9%, fewer than in 66% of UK towns. Arrivals from 2017 on account for 7% of residents born abroad, beside 34% across Scotland’s towns.
In Carnoustie, 96% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 82% of UK towns
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: 96% of Carnoustie · Angus’ towns 94% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
In Carnoustie, 37% of residents describe themselves as Christian, beside 39% across Scotland’s towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as White British across Scotland’s towns is 86%. Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (2.7%), Mixed or multiple (0.6%) and Chinese (0.3%).
A lower share of adults who have never married than 75% of UK towns, at 29%
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
13% of residents give unpaid care, against 12% across Scotland’s towns. Across the comparison, two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns. The share of married adults and civil partners stands at 51%.
Among adults, 31% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across Scotland’s towns, 17% of adults have no qualification; in Carnoustie, 13%, while 31% hold one at degree level (32%).
Among 398 UK towns of 8,000 to 15,000 people, the 73rd oldest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Aberystwyth is the youngest (25); Sidmouth the oldest (60.4). Nearest to Carnoustie in age: Shelf and Northowram (48.7), Tarleton and Hesketh Bank (48.7), Bearsted (48.8) and Abergavenny (48.9).
Older than Carnoustie: 2 of the 7 towns nearby
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnoustie | 11,373 | — | 48.7 | 26% | 24% |
| Monifieth | 9,356 | 4.2 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 26% |
| Arbroath | 23,487 | 6.5 mi | 43.9 | 22% | 23% |
| Tayport | 3,967 | 7.3 mi | 48 | 21% | 22% |
| Dundee | 147,365 | 9.5 mi | 38.4 | 18% | 22% |
| Newport-on-Tay and Wormit | 4,119 | 10.1 mi | 50.7 | 28% | 25% |
| Forfar | 13,774 | 11.6 mi | 48 | 26% | 22% |
| St Andrews | 16,465 | 11.9 mi | 23.9 | 17% | 12% |
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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.
- “Angus’ towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Angus (or Scotland), summed the same way as Carnoustie’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 Carnoustie’s residents
What is the population of Carnoustie?
The 2022 Census counted 11,373 people in Carnoustie’s locality.
What is the average age in Carnoustie?
The median age was 48.7 at the 2022 Census, older than 78% of UK towns. 9.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Carnoustie?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 94% across Angus’ towns. 4.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Carnoustie?
57% said they had no religion and 37% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 5.5% didn’t answer.
Is Carnoustie good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Carnoustie’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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