Photo: Adrian Diack · CC BY-SA 2.0More one-person households than 99% of UK towns: 44%
In Montrose the average household is 2 people, beside 2.1 across Scotland’s towns. This Angus town counted 11,241 residents and 5,720 households at the 2022 Census. The census found that just over two in five households live in a flat or apartment here. Few places have as many adults who have never married: 36% here, more than in 73% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Montrose’s people
More with no religion than most
61% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 32% Christian, against 51% and 39% across Scotland’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Scotland’s Census 2022 (output areas summed to the 2022 locality).
A median age of 45.8: Montrose is older than 60% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
Here 23% of residents are 65 or over, where the figure across Scotland’s towns is 19%. Across Montrose, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Montrose, 45.8. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
Montrose: 5.1% of adults are full-time students, above 62% of UK towns
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 just over a quarter of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 33% (Scotland’s towns: 33% and 25%). The comparison figure for full-time students is 9.4% across Scotland’s towns.
The Census was taken on 20 March 2022, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
21% of households have dependent children, fewer than in 93% 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.
Shared households of unrelated adults: 1.4% here and 3.5% across Scotland’s towns. The benchmark for households with dependent children across Scotland’s towns: 24%.
In Montrose, 30% of households have no car or van, more than in 95% of UK towns
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
Against a figure of 18% across Scotland’s towns, the share of households in detached houses in Montrose comes in at 19%. The comparison figure for households without a car or van is 29% across Scotland’s towns. For Montrose, the census puts households in terraced houses at 22%.
Residents born outside the UK make up 5.7% in Montrose, less than in 57% 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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (3.6%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.9%). The comparison figure for residents born outside the UK is 11% across Scotland’s towns. Few places have so few residents whose main language is English: 97% here, fewer than in 58% of UK towns. Since 2017: 15% of those born abroad, against 34% across Scotland’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 61% in Montrose, more than in 99% 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: 93% of Montrose · Angus’ towns 94% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Where 86% of residents describe themselves as White British across Scotland’s towns, Montrose has 93%. Residents who describe themselves as Christian account for 32%. Across Scotland’s towns, just over half of residents said they have no religion.
In Montrose, 41% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, fewer than in 87% 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
Unpaid carers make up 10% of residents, against 12% across Scotland’s towns. Across Scotland’s towns, 42% of adults are married or in a civil partnership.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 22%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 22% of Montrose’s adults, against 32% across Scotland’s towns; 21% have no qualification (17%).
398 UK towns of 8,000 to 15,000 people: this is the 137th oldest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Ages run from 25 in Aberystwyth to 60.4 in Sidmouth. Nearest to Montrose in age: Market Drayton (45.8), Blandford Forum (45.8), Pocklington (45.9) and Marlow (45.9).
Every neighbour of Montrose has a younger population
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose | 11,241 | — | 45.8 | 23% | 21% |
| Brechin | 7,180 | 7.2 mi | 45.5 | 24% | 22% |
| Laurencekirk | 3,276 | 8 mi | 43.7 | 22% | 32% |
| Arbroath | 23,487 | 11.5 mi | 43.9 | 22% | 23% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Montrose’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 Montrose’s residents
What is the population of Montrose?
The 2022 Census counted 11,241 people in Montrose’s locality.
What is the average age in Montrose?
The median age was 45.8 at the 2022 Census, older than 60% of UK towns. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Montrose?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 94% across Angus’ towns. 5.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Montrose?
61% said they had no religion and 32% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.
Is Montrose good for families?
21% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Montrose’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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