Photo: James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.035% of households are one person living alone, a share 89% of UK towns don’t reach
43% of residents describe themselves as Christian, against 39% across Scotland’s towns. Households in terraced houses: 29% of the total. Compared with other places, households in flats are common here: 16%, more than in 73% of UK towns. The 2022 Census counted 2,563 residents in 1,190 households.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a share 82% of UK towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
Half of Dunipace’s residents are over 45.4, older than in 57% of UK towns. Across the comparison, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Scotland’s towns. The census found that just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over locally. In Polmont, the oldest of Falkirk’s towns by this measure, it is 29%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Dunipace, 45.4. 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.
Dunipace: 4.9% of adults are full-time students, above 54% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
29% of Dunipace’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 28% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 25% across Scotland’s towns. Against that, nearly one in ten adults are full-time students across Scotland’s towns.
Smaller households than 84% of UK towns: 2.2 people on average
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.
Nearly a quarter of households have dependent children, about the same as across Scotland’s towns. Locally, 2.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
More households without a car or van than 66% of UK towns: 18%
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
24% of households live in a detached house, against 18% across Scotland’s towns. On average, 29% of households have no car or van across Scotland’s towns.
4.7% born outside the UK, fewer than in 67% of UK towns
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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (3%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.5%). More residents whose main language is English than in 51% of UK towns: 98%. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents were born outside the UK across Scotland’s towns. Recent arrivals (2017 or later) make up nearly a quarter of those born abroad (Scotland’s towns: 34%).
Residents who describe themselves as White British make up 95% in Dunipace, more than in 78% of UK towns
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 Dunipace · Falkirk’s towns 92% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (3.5%), Mixed or multiple (0.8%) and Pakistani (0.4%). The comparison figure for residents who describe themselves as White British is 86% across Scotland’s towns. 51% of residents said they have no religion, a higher share than in 95% of UK towns.
Adults who have never married: 35%, a higher share than 65% 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
46% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; across Scotland’s towns the figure is 42%. Here, 12% of residents give unpaid care. For comparison, two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns.
Degree level: the highest qualification of 21% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 21% of adults in Dunipace (Scotland’s towns: 32%), and no qualification by 17% (Scotland’s towns: 17%).
Among 220 UK towns of 2,500 to 3,000 people, the 86th youngest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Keele (20.6), the youngest, and St Mary's Bay (60.8), the oldest. Nearest to Dunipace in age: Langstone (45.3), Craven Arms (45.4), East Goscote (45.5) and Cliffe Woods (45.5).
1 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Dunipace
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunipace | 2,563 | — | 45.4 | 22% | 24% |
| Denny | 9,390 | 0.8 mi | 40.8 | 17% | 28% |
| Bonnybridge | 5,085 | 2.1 mi | 44.9 | 20% | 24% |
| Larbert | 12,688 | 3.6 mi | 39.9 | 14% | 36% |
| Cowie | 2,708 | 4.2 mi | 38.1 | 14% | 32% |
| Bannockburn | 6,587 | 4.2 mi | 43.9 | 19% | 24% |
| Stenhousemuir | 9,566 | 4.2 mi | 47.4 | 23% | 24% |
| Falkirk | 34,637 | 5.2 mi | 44.7 | 20% | 21% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Falkirk’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Falkirk (or Scotland), summed the same way as Dunipace’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 Dunipace’s residents
What is the population of Dunipace?
The 2022 Census counted 2,563 people in Dunipace’s locality.
What is the average age in Dunipace?
The median age was 45.4 at the 2022 Census, older than 57% of UK towns. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Dunipace?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 92% across Falkirk’s towns. 4.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Dunipace?
51% said they had no religion and 43% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.6% were Muslim and 6% didn’t answer.
Is Dunipace good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Dunipace’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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