Photo: Richard West · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Gullane is over 53.8, older than 95% of UK towns
Married adults and civil partners make up 59%, against 42% across Scotland’s towns. Across Gullane, 53% of residents said they have no religion. Few places have so few shared households of unrelated adults: 1.2% here, fewer than in 98% of UK towns. The town had 2,897 residents in 1,315 households at the 2022 Census.
What the Census says about Gullane’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Gullane’s residents are under 53.8 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 33% are 65 or over, against 19% across Scotland’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Scotland’s Census 2022 (output areas summed to the 2022 locality).
Below 99% of UK towns: 7.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
33% of residents are 65 or over (Scotland’s towns: 19%). The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.4% of residents. By way of comparison, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Scotland’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Gullane, 53.8. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
Full-time students: 4.2%, a lower share than 76% 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 49% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 14% (Scotland’s towns: 33% and 25%). Measured more widely, 9.4% of adults are full-time students across Scotland’s towns.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 90% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against East Lothian’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
Households with dependent children are about as common here as across Scotland’s towns, at 24%. 33% of households are one person living alone.
Households in flats make up 19% in Gullane, more than in 82% 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
37% of households live in a detached house; across Scotland’s towns the figure is 18%. The share of households in terraced houses stands at 15%. Fewer households without a car or van than in 79% of UK towns: 10%. On average, 39% of households live in a flat or apartment across Scotland’s towns.
Gullane ranks above 67% of UK towns on residents whose main language is English: 98%
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 two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.9%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.9%). Across Scotland’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 94%. Nearly a quarter of the town’s residents born abroad came in 2017 or later, set against 34% across Scotland’s towns.
94% of residents describe themselves as White British, a share 67% 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 Gullane · East Lothian’s towns 91% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
At 39%, residents who describe themselves as Christian sit close to the figure across Scotland’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 86% across Scotland’s towns. The largest groups after White British are Other White (4.4%), Mixed or multiple (1.2%) and Pakistani (0.2%).
Gullane ranks below 99% of UK towns on adults who have never married: 21%
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
Some 66 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Gullane has more unpaid carers than 93% of UK towns, at 11%. The benchmark for adults who have never married across Scotland’s towns: 40%.
Among adults, 51% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 51% of its adults qualified to degree level, Gullane compares with 32% across Scotland’s towns; another 11% hold no qualification (17%).
Among 515 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people, the 41st oldest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Ages run from 20.6 in Keele to 63.1 in West Chiltington. Nearest to Gullane in age: Minchinhampton (53.7), Bishopston (53.8), Skellingthorpe (53.9) and Heckington (53.9).
Gullane is younger than 1 of its 7 nearest neighbours
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gullane | 2,897 | — | 53.8 | 33% | 24% |
| North Berwick | 8,314 | 4.1 mi | 50.8 | 28% | 26% |
| Longniddry | 2,598 | 5.2 mi | 56.4 | 36% | 20% |
| Haddington | 11,364 | 5.8 mi | 44.4 | 22% | 28% |
| Cockenzie | 5,237 | 6.8 mi | 50.4 | 23% | 21% |
| Prestonpans | 10,623 | 8.2 mi | 40.2 | 16% | 29% |
| Tranent | 12,235 | 8.2 mi | 41.9 | 17% | 31% |
| Ormiston | 2,587 | 9.9 mi | 43.1 | 21% | 27% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “East Lothian’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in East Lothian (or Scotland), summed the same way as Gullane’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 Gullane’s residents
What is the population of Gullane?
The 2022 Census counted 2,897 people in Gullane’s locality.
What is the average age in Gullane?
The median age was 53.8 at the 2022 Census, older than 95% of UK towns. 7.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 33% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Gullane?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 91% across East Lothian’s towns. 6.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Gullane?
53% said they had no religion and 39% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 7.2% didn’t answer.
Is Gullane good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Gullane’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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