Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Households with dependent children make up 21% in Kirriemuir, less than in 92% of UK towns
96% of residents describe themselves as White British, against 86% across Scotland’s towns. Census day 2021: 6,000 residents and 2,944 households in Kirriemuir. The share of households in flats stands at 24%. The town has fewer shared households of unrelated adults than 98% of UK towns, at 1.2%.
What the Census says about Kirriemuir’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Kirriemuir’s residents are under 50.2 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Scotland’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Scotland’s Census 2022 (output areas summed to the 2022 locality).
Kirriemuir is older than 86% of UK towns: a median age of 50.2
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.6% of residents. Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are common here: 27%, more than in 82% of UK towns. In Monifieth, the oldest of Angus’ towns by this measure, it is 29%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Kirriemuir, 50.2. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
Kirriemuir sits below 56% of UK towns for full-time students (4.7%)
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Across Scotland’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 25% in routine work; in Kirriemuir, 32% and 28%. The share of full-time students across Scotland’s towns is 9.4%.
Households here average 2 people, below 97% 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.
Where 38% of households are one person living alone across Scotland’s towns, Kirriemuir has 39%.
More households without a car or van than 75% of UK towns: 21%
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
In Kirriemuir, 14% of households live in a terraced house, beside 19% across Scotland’s towns. Across Scotland’s towns, the share of households without a car or van is 29%. On the census count, 37% of households live in a detached house.
In Kirriemuir, 4.4% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 72% of UK towns
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
Across Scotland’s towns, 34% of those born abroad arrived in 2017 or later; here, 8%. Against that, 11% of residents were born outside the UK across Scotland’s towns. Residents whose main language is English: 98% of the total.
56% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 98% 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 Kirriemuir · Angus’ towns 94% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
At 39%, residents who describe themselves as Christian sit close to the figure across Scotland’s towns. Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (2.9%), Mixed or multiple (0.4%) and Chinese (0.2%). Across Scotland’s towns, 51% of residents said they have no religion.
In Kirriemuir, 30% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, fewer than in 64% 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
On unpaid carers, 12% here is much the same as across Scotland’s towns. Adults who have never married make up 40% across Scotland’s towns. In Kirriemuir, 48% of adults are married or in a civil partnership.
A degree-level qualification for 29% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 29% of Kirriemuir’s adults, against 32% across Scotland’s towns; 17% have no qualification (17%).
Of 625 UK towns its size (4,000 to 8,000 people), the 109th oldest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Bailrigg (18.9), the youngest, and Barton on Sea (65.3), the oldest. Nearest to Kirriemuir in age: Broseley (50.2), Midhurst (50.2), Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook (50.3) and Wroughton (50.3).
The places around Kirriemuir
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirriemuir | 6,000 | — | 50.2 | 27% | 21% |
| Forfar | 13,774 | 5 mi | 48 | 26% | 22% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Angus’ towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Angus (or Scotland), summed the same way as Kirriemuir’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 Kirriemuir’s residents
What is the population of Kirriemuir?
The 2022 Census counted 6,000 people in Kirriemuir’s locality.
What is the average age in Kirriemuir?
The median age was 50.2 at the 2022 Census, older than 86% of UK towns. 9.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Kirriemuir?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 94% across Angus’ towns. 4.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Kirriemuir?
56% said they had no religion and 39% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 4.5% didn’t answer.
Is Kirriemuir good for families?
21% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Kirriemuir’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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