Maule Street, War Memorial · Photo: Scott Cormie · CC BY-SA 2.054% said they have no religion, more than in 97% of UK towns
Where nearly a fifth of households live in a terraced house across Scotland’s towns, Monifieth has 9.4%. Locally, a quarter of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership. On shared households of unrelated adults, Monifieth sits lower than 96% of UK towns: 1.3%. At the 2022 Census Monifieth was home to 9,356 people in 4,202 households.
What the Census says about Monifieth’s people
Many older residents
29% of residents were 65 or over in 2021, more than in 89% of UK towns; 19% of households are someone 66 or over living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Scotland’s Census 2022 (output areas summed to the 2022 locality).
Monifieth is older than 84% of UK towns: a median age of 49.8
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
Where 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Scotland’s towns, Monifieth has 9.1%. Across Monifieth, 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Monifieth, 49.8. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
Monifieth ranks above 74% of UK towns on full-time students: 5.5%
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
In Monifieth, 43% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 19% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 25% across Scotland’s towns. The usual figure: 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.
Monifieth households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 79% 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.
Set against 38% across Scotland’s towns, nearly a third of households are one person living alone in Monifieth. Census figures put households with dependent children at 26% in the town.
Monifieth ranks above 83% of UK towns on households in detached houses: 44%
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
Set against 39% across Scotland’s towns, 18% of households live in a flat or apartment in Monifieth. On the census count, 15% of households have no car or van.
Only 4.9% of Monifieth’s 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 15%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Of residents born abroad, 15% arrived in 2017 or later, against 34% across Scotland’s towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents were born outside the UK across Scotland’s towns. 98% of residents have English as their main language.
94% of residents describe themselves as White British, a share 65% of UK towns don’t reach
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: 94% of Monifieth · Angus’ towns 94% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (2%), Pakistani (0.9%) and Mixed or multiple (0.9%). Few places have so few residents who describe themselves as Christian: 39% here, fewer than in 95% of UK towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as White British across Scotland’s towns is 86%.
Married adults and civil partners: 54%, a higher share than 84% 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
The number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 271. Typically, 42% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns. Just over one in ten residents give unpaid care, a higher share than in 97% of UK towns.
38% of adults hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 38% of adults in Monifieth, 32% across Scotland’s towns; 12% have no qualification, against 17%.
60th oldest of 414 UK towns of 7,000 to 13,000 people
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Tidworth (28.4) and the oldest Seaton (61). Nearest to Monifieth in age: Pershore (49.8), Honiton (49.8), Aylsham (49.9) and Brightlingsea (49.9).
Older than Monifieth: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monifieth | 9,356 | — | 49.8 | 29% | 26% |
| Tayport | 3,967 | 3.4 mi | 48 | 21% | 22% |
| Carnoustie | 11,373 | 4.2 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 24% |
| Dundee | 147,365 | 5.3 mi | 38.4 | 18% | 22% |
| Newport-on-Tay and Wormit | 4,119 | 5.9 mi | 50.7 | 28% | 25% |
| St Andrews | 16,465 | 10.3 mi | 23.9 | 17% | 12% |
| Arbroath | 23,487 | 10.5 mi | 43.9 | 22% | 23% |
| Forfar | 13,774 | 11.2 mi | 48 | 26% | 22% |
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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 Monifieth’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 Monifieth’s residents
What is the population of Monifieth?
The 2022 Census counted 9,356 people in Monifieth’s locality.
What is the average age in Monifieth?
The median age was 49.8 at the 2022 Census, older than 84% of UK towns. 9.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Monifieth?
94% 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 Monifieth?
54% said they had no religion and 39% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 1.2% were Muslim and 5.7% didn’t answer.
Is Monifieth good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Monifieth’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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