Photo: Peter Moore · CC BY-SA 2.0One-person households make up 41% in Alloa, more than in 99% of UK towns
Where nearly two in five households live in a flat or apartment across Scotland’s towns, Alloa has 32%. Census day 2021: 14,689 residents and 7,184 households here. The share of households in detached houses stands at 21%. Fewer shared households of unrelated adults than in 77% of UK towns: 1.9%.
What the Census says about Alloa’s people
More with no religion than most
62% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 31% 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).
Alloa is younger than 62% of UK towns: a median age of 42.9
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
People aged 65 and over make up 18% of residents, against 19% across Scotland’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 11% in Alloa.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Alloa, 42.9. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
Full-time students: 5.5%, a higher share than 74% 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 27% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 32% (Scotland’s towns: 33% and 25%). For full-time students, the comparison across Scotland’s towns is 9.4%.
The Census was taken on 20 March 2022, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Households here average 2 people, below 97% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Clackmannanshire’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
24% of households have dependent children, about the same as across Scotland’s towns.
Households without a car or van: 27%, a higher share than 90% 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
For Alloa, the census puts households in terraced houses at 21%. One household in every 4 has no car or van, the highest share in Clackmannanshire.
Residents whose main language is English: 97%, a lower share than 67% 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
The newest arrivals, from 2017 or later, are just over a fifth of those born abroad (against 34% across Scotland’s towns). Compared with other places, residents born outside the UK are scarce here: 6.1%, fewer than in 53% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 94% of residents have English as their main language across Scotland’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (3.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.3%).
A larger share of residents with no religion than 99% of UK towns: 62%
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 Alloa · Clackmannanshire’s towns 93% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
The groups that follow White British are Other White (4%), Pakistani (0.9%) and Mixed or multiple (0.8%). The wider picture: 51% of residents said they have no religion across Scotland’s towns. Compared with other places, residents who describe themselves as Christian are scarce here: 31%, fewer than in 99% of UK towns. Here 93% of residents describe themselves as White British, where the figure across Scotland’s towns is 86%.
12% of residents give unpaid care, more than in 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
The share of married adults and civil partners is 41%, against 42% across Scotland’s towns. Compared with other places, adults who have never married are common here: 39%, more than in 85% of UK towns. 461 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week.
Degree-level qualifications: held by 24% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
20% of Alloa’s adults have no qualification (17% across Scotland’s towns), and 24% have one at degree level (32%).
146th lowest median age among 385 UK towns of 10,000 to 20,000
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 Alloa in age: Oxted (42.9), Abertillery (42.9), Brough (43) and Thorne (43).
5 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Alloa
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa | 14,689 | — | 42.9 | 18% | 24% |
| Sauchie | 6,357 | 1.1 mi | 44 | 21% | 26% |
| Tullibody | 8,515 | 1.8 mi | 41 | 17% | 32% |
| Clackmannan | 3,282 | 2 mi | 47.4 | 22% | 23% |
| Alva | 4,820 | 2.4 mi | 48.9 | 24% | 20% |
| Fallin | 2,769 | 3 mi | 39.4 | 14% | 29% |
| Menstrie | 2,834 | 3.1 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 30% |
| Tillicoultry | 4,482 | 3.4 mi | 51 | 27% | 18% |
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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.
- “Clackmannanshire’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Clackmannanshire (or Scotland), summed the same way as Alloa’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 Alloa’s residents
What is the population of Alloa?
The 2022 Census counted 14,689 people in Alloa’s locality.
What is the average age in Alloa?
The median age was 42.9 at the 2022 Census, younger than 62% of UK towns. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Alloa?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 93% across Clackmannanshire’s towns. 6.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Alloa?
62% said they had no religion and 31% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 1.4% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Alloa good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Alloa’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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