Photo: Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0In Denny, 26% of households live in a flat or apartment, more than in 92% of UK towns
The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 42%, against 39% across Scotland’s towns. In Denny, 17% of residents are 65 or over. Higher than in 87% of UK towns: 33% of households live in a terraced house. The 2022 Census counted 9,390 residents in 4,195 households.
A median age of 40.8: Denny is younger than 76% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
Here one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, where the figure across Scotland’s towns is 12%. More residents are 30–34 than any other five-year age: 7.5% of residents.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Denny, 40.8. 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.
A larger share of full-time students than 83% of UK towns: 5.9%
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Across Scotland’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 25% in routine work; in Denny, 27% and 30%. As a yardstick, nearly one in ten adults are full-time students across Scotland’s towns.
The Census was taken on 20 March 2022, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Denny: 33% of households are one person living alone, above 74% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Falkirk’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
2% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, against 3.5% across Scotland’s towns. Meanwhile, on households with dependent children, Denny sits higher than 56% of UK towns: 28%. Set beside that, 38% of households are one person living alone across Scotland’s towns. The average household has 2.2 people.
24% of households have no car or van, more than in 85% 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
Households in detached houses: 20% here and 18% across Scotland’s towns. By way of comparison, 29% of households have no car or van across Scotland’s towns.
Fewer residents born abroad than 63% of UK towns: 5.1%
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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (3%) or in the Middle East and Asia (0.7%). The share of residents born outside the UK across Scotland’s towns is 11%. Compared with other places, residents whose main language is English are scarce here: 97%, fewer than in 60% of UK towns. 21% of those born abroad arrived in 2017 or later, against 34% across Scotland’s towns.
More residents with no religion than 94% of UK towns: 50%
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 Denny · Falkirk’s towns 92% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
After White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.7%), Pakistani (0.8%) and Mixed or multiple (0.5%). Set beside that, 51% of residents said they have no religion across Scotland’s towns. On residents who describe themselves as White British, Denny sits higher than 64% of UK towns: 94%.
More adults who have never married than 81% of UK towns: 38%
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
Compared with 42% across Scotland’s towns, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership here. Set beside that, two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns. Census figures put unpaid carers at 13% in Denny.
23% of adults hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
18% of Denny’s adults have no qualification (17% across Scotland’s towns), and 23% have one at degree level (32%).
414 UK towns of 7,000 to 13,000 people: this is the 80th youngest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Tidworth is the youngest (28.4); Seaton the oldest (61). Nearest to Denny in age: Rochford (40.8), Grove (40.8), Mountsorrel (40.9) and Yaxley (40.9).
Older than Denny: 5 of the 7 towns nearby
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny | 9,390 | — | 40.8 | 17% | 28% |
| Dunipace | 2,563 | 0.8 mi | 45.4 | 22% | 24% |
| Bonnybridge | 5,085 | 1.3 mi | 44.9 | 20% | 24% |
| Larbert | 12,688 | 3.4 mi | 39.9 | 14% | 36% |
| Stenhousemuir | 9,566 | 4 mi | 47.4 | 23% | 24% |
| Falkirk | 34,637 | 4.7 mi | 44.7 | 20% | 21% |
| Cowie | 2,708 | 4.7 mi | 38.1 | 14% | 32% |
| Bannockburn | 6,587 | 4.9 mi | 43.9 | 19% | 24% |
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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.
- “Falkirk’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Falkirk (or Scotland), summed the same way as Denny’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 Denny’s residents
What is the population of Denny?
The 2022 Census counted 9,390 people in Denny’s locality.
What is the average age in Denny?
The median age was 40.8 at the 2022 Census, younger than 76% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 17% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Denny?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 92% across Falkirk’s towns. 5.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Denny?
50% said they had no religion and 42% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.9% were Muslim and 5.3% didn’t answer.
Is Denny good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Denny’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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