Photo: StaraBlazkova · Public domainHouseholds here average 2 people, below 96% of UK towns
31% of households live in a terraced house; across Scotland’s towns the figure is 19%. In 2021, the Census found 4,411 residents in Lockerbie, living in 2,128 households. Here, 1.1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home. More residents aged 65 and over than in 78% of UK towns: 26%.
Half of Lockerbie is over 47.9, older than 74% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
The biggest five-year age group is 50–54, with 7.5% of residents. At 10%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is higher than in 70% of UK towns. In Kirkcudbright, the oldest of Dumfries and Galloway’s towns by this measure, it is 36%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Lockerbie, 47.9. 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.
Lockerbie sits below 81% of UK towns for full-time students (4.1%)
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 Lockerbie’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 36%, against 33% and 25% across Scotland’s towns. As a reference point, 9.4% of adults are full-time students across Scotland’s towns.
Lockerbie ranks above 99% of UK towns on one-person households: 40%
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Dumfries and Galloway’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
In Lockerbie, 22% of households have dependent children, beside 24% across Scotland’s towns. One-person households: 38% across Scotland’s towns, for comparison.
24% of households have no car or van, more than in 84% 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
Flats are home to 18% of households, against 39% across Scotland’s towns. In one household in 4 there is no car or van.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 84% of UK towns: 3.5%
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 largest groups were born in EU countries (1.6%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.8%). At 98%, the share of residents whose main language is English is higher than in 64% of UK towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents were born outside the UK across Scotland’s towns. Since 2017: 27% of those born abroad, against 34% across Scotland’s towns.
Above 97% of UK towns: 53% of residents said they have no religion
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: 95% of Lockerbie · Dumfries and Galloway’s towns 95% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
On residents who describe themselves as Christian, 39% here is much the same as across Scotland’s towns. Higher than in just over four fifths of UK towns: 95% of residents describe themselves as White British. Typically, 51% of residents said they have no religion across Scotland’s towns. After White British, the most common groups are Other White (2.1%), Mixed or multiple (0.7%) and African (0.5%).
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
151 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. Fewer married adults and civil partners than in just over four fifths of UK towns: 43%. With adults who have never married at 35%, Lockerbie is ahead of 64% of UK towns on that count.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 21%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Against 32% across Scotland’s towns, 21% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 25% hold no qualification (17%).
Of 696 UK towns its size (3,000 to 6,000 people), the 273rd oldest
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 64.7 in Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe. Nearest to Lockerbie in age: Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel (47.9), Irchester (47.9), Bayston Hill (48) and Makeney (48.1).
Lockerbie sits below 1 of its 3 closest neighbours on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockerbie | 4,411 | — | 47.9 | 26% | 22% |
| Locharbriggs | 5,488 | 9 mi | 48.2 | 25% | 24% |
| Annan | 8,697 | 10.1 mi | 46.4 | 24% | 24% |
| Dumfries | 33,694 | 10.8 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 23% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Dumfries and Galloway’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Dumfries and Galloway (or Scotland), summed the same way as Lockerbie’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 Lockerbie’s residents
What is the population of Lockerbie?
The 2022 Census counted 4,411 people in Lockerbie’s locality.
What is the average age in Lockerbie?
The median age was 47.9 at the 2022 Census, older than 74% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Lockerbie?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 95% across Dumfries and Galloway’s towns. 3.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Lockerbie?
53% said they had no religion and 39% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 7.2% didn’t answer.
Is Lockerbie good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Lockerbie’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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