Photo: Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0Longniddry is older than 98% of UK towns: a median age of 56.4
Households with dependent children: 20% here and 24% across Scotland’s towns. Locally, 63% of adults are married or in a civil partnership. At 50%, the share of households in detached houses is higher than in 89% of UK towns. The 2022 Census put Longniddry’s population at 2,598, in 1,187 households.
What the Census says about Longniddry’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Longniddry’s residents are under 56.4 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 36% 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).
Longniddry ranks above 97% of UK towns on residents aged 65 and over: 36%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
No age band is larger than 70–74: one in ten residents, 2 times the share across Scotland’s towns. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 8.5%, fewer than in 86% of UK towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Scotland’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Longniddry, 56.4. 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.
Full-time students make up 3.8% in Longniddry, less than in 90% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Across Scotland’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 25% in routine work; in Longniddry, 47% and 15%. As a yardstick, 9.4% of adults are full-time students across Scotland’s towns.
1.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, below 96% 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.
One-person households: 28%, below 64% of UK towns. On average, 2.2 people share a household. Shared households of unrelated adults make up 3.5% across Scotland’s towns.
Only 4.5% of households live in a flat or apartment in Longniddry
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
Households without a car or van make up 12%, against 29% across Scotland’s towns. Across Scotland’s towns, households in flats come to 39%.
A higher share of residents whose main language is English than 94% of UK towns, at 99%
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 share of residents born outside the UK trails nearly two thirds of UK towns: 4.9%. The largest groups were born in EU countries (2.2%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.9%).
Longniddry ranks above 81% of UK towns on residents who describe themselves as White British: 95%
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 Longniddry · East Lothian’s towns 91% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Beyond White British, the biggest groups are Other White (2.7%), Mixed or multiple (1.2%) and African (0.3%). Higher than in 92% of UK towns: 49% of residents said they have no religion. Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 86% across Scotland’s towns. Set against 39% across Scotland’s towns, 44% of residents describe themselves as Christian in Longniddry.
20% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, below 99% 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
Some 65 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Compared with other places, unpaid carers are common here: 11%, more than in 91% of UK towns. Set beside that, 40% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns.
44% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
12% of Longniddry’s adults have no qualification (17% across Scotland’s towns), and 44% have one at degree level (32%).
Among 515 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people, the 22nd oldest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Keele (20.6) and the oldest West Chiltington (63.1). Nearest to Longniddry in age: Hunmanby (56.2), Hoveton and Wroxham (56.4), Broadway (56.5) and Wootton (56.7).
Every nearby town is younger than Longniddry
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longniddry | 2,598 | — | 56.4 | 36% | 20% |
| Cockenzie | 5,237 | 2.1 mi | 50.4 | 23% | 21% |
| Tranent | 12,235 | 3 mi | 41.9 | 17% | 31% |
| Prestonpans | 10,623 | 3.3 mi | 40.2 | 16% | 29% |
| Haddington | 11,364 | 4.6 mi | 44.4 | 22% | 28% |
| Ormiston | 2,587 | 4.8 mi | 43.1 | 21% | 27% |
| Wallyford | 4,493 | 5.1 mi | 35.9 | 13% | 34% |
| Gullane | 2,897 | 5.2 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 24% |
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 Longniddry’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 Longniddry’s residents
What is the population of Longniddry?
The 2022 Census counted 2,598 people in Longniddry’s locality.
What is the average age in Longniddry?
The median age was 56.4 at the 2022 Census, older than 98% of UK towns. 8.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 36% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Longniddry?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 91% across East Lothian’s towns. 4.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Longniddry?
49% said they had no religion and 44% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.9% didn’t answer.
Is Longniddry good for families?
20% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Longniddry’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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