Photo: Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0A higher share of residents with no religion than 99% of UK towns, at 61%
Across Scotland’s towns, the share of one-person households is 38%; Sauchie has 35%. At 24%, the share of households in flats is higher than in 89% of UK towns. In 2021, the Census found 6,357 residents in the town, living in 2,942 households. On the census count, 37% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.
What the Census says about Sauchie’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 young town: 12% of residents are 15 to 24
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with nearly one in ten residents. The median age in Sauchie is 44, lower than in 54% of UK towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 21% here and 19% across Scotland’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Sauchie, 44. 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.
A higher share of full-time students than 68% of UK towns, at 5.3%
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Managerial and professional jobs account for 24% of Sauchie’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 34%, against 33% and 25% across Scotland’s towns. 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 2.1 people, below 86% 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.
Across Scotland’s towns, the share of shared households of unrelated adults is 3.5%; Sauchie has 1.8%. Locally, 26% of households have dependent children.
Sauchie sits above 85% of UK towns for households without a car or van (24%)
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
19% of households live in a detached house, against 18% across Scotland’s towns. For households without a car or van, the comparison across Scotland’s towns is 29%. Locally, a quarter of households live in a terraced house.
Below 61% of UK towns: 5.3% of 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
The newest arrivals, from 2017 or later, are 29% of those born abroad (against 34% across Scotland’s towns). Residents whose main language is English are rarer here than in 54% of UK towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents were born outside the UK across Scotland’s towns.
A lower share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 99% of UK towns, at 32%
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 Sauchie · Clackmannanshire’s towns 93% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Set against 86% across Scotland’s towns, 94% of residents describe themselves as White British in Sauchie. The usual figure: nearly two in five residents describe themselves as Christian across Scotland’s towns. The Muslim share of residents is 1.1%.
Sauchie sits below 77% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (44%)
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
244 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week. Higher than in 99% of UK towns: 13% of residents give unpaid care. To put it in context, 42% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 18%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across Scotland’s towns, 32% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Sauchie, 18%, and 23% have none, against 17%.
Of 710 UK towns its size (4,000 to 9,000 people), the 264th youngest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Ages run from 18.9 in Bailrigg to 65.3 in Barton on Sea. Nearest to Sauchie in age: Cinderford (44), Great Wakering (44), Ripponden (44.1) and Crofton (44.1).
Around Sauchie, 4 of 7 towns have a higher median age
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauchie | 6,357 | — | 44 | 21% | 26% |
| Alloa | 14,689 | 1.1 mi | 42.9 | 18% | 24% |
| Alva | 4,820 | 1.8 mi | 48.9 | 24% | 20% |
| Clackmannan | 3,282 | 1.9 mi | 47.4 | 22% | 23% |
| Tullibody | 8,515 | 2.2 mi | 41 | 17% | 32% |
| Tillicoultry | 4,482 | 2.3 mi | 51 | 27% | 18% |
| Menstrie | 2,834 | 3.2 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 30% |
| Fallin | 2,769 | 4 mi | 39.4 | 14% | 29% |
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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 Sauchie’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 Sauchie’s residents
What is the population of Sauchie?
The 2022 Census counted 6,357 people in Sauchie’s locality.
What is the average age in Sauchie?
The median age was 44 at the 2022 Census, younger than 54% of UK towns. 12% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Sauchie?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 93% across Clackmannanshire’s towns. 5.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Sauchie?
61% said they had no religion and 32% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 1.1% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Sauchie good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Sauchie’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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