Photo: M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0Hallglen ranks below 99% of UK towns on households in detached houses: 2.8%
In Hallglen, 57% of households live in a terraced house, beside 19% across Scotland’s towns. On adults who have never married, Hallglen sits higher than 96% of UK towns: 44%. At the 2022 Census Hallglen was home to 3,158 people in 1,416 households. For Hallglen, the census puts residents with no religion at 58%.
What the Census says about Hallglen’s people
Younger than most towns
Half of Hallglen’s residents are under 38.7 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 12% are 15 to 24 and 16% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Scotland’s Census 2022 (output areas summed to the 2022 locality).
Hallglen is younger than 87% of UK towns: a median age of 38.7
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
On residents aged 15 to 24, 12% here is much the same as across Scotland’s towns. Few places have so few residents aged 65 and over: 16% here, fewer than in 86% of UK towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Hallglen, 38.7. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
Above 92% of UK towns: 7.1% of adults are full-time students
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 or semi-routine work; Hallglen has 19% and 35%. Measured more widely, 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.
One-person homes: 33% of households in Hallglen
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.
Households average 2.2 people, against 2.1 across Scotland’s towns. Across the comparison, 38% of households are one person living alone across Scotland’s towns. Locally, 28% of households have dependent children. Few places have as many shared households of unrelated adults: 3.3% here, more than in 82% of UK towns.
Hallglen ranks above 90% of UK towns on households in flats: 24%
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
The share of households without a car or van tops 92% of UK towns: 28%. On average, nearly two in five households live in a flat or apartment across Scotland’s towns.
Above 60% of UK towns: 7.5% of residents were born outside the UK
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
Across Scotland’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 94%; Hallglen has 95%. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (3.2%) or in the Middle East and Asia (3%). For residents born outside the UK, the comparison across Scotland’s towns is 11%.
Only 30% of residents describe themselves as Christian in Hallglen
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: 89% of Hallglen · Falkirk’s towns 92% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Leading the other groups after White British: Pakistani (3.9%), Other White (3.5%) and Mixed or multiple (1.7%). On average, 39% of residents describe themselves as Christian across Scotland’s towns. Lower than in two thirds of UK towns: 89% of residents describe themselves as White British.
In Hallglen, 38% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, fewer than in 94% 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
Students and young renters account for much of that. Unpaid carers: 13% of the total. 44% of Hallglen’s adults have never married or formed a civil partnership and 38% are married, against 40% and 42% across Scotland’s towns.
A degree-level qualification for 16% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Hallglen’s adults: 16% with a degree-level qualification and 21% with none, against 32% and 17% across Scotland’s towns. Many still at university: 10% list A levels as their highest qualification.
Ranked by age, 41st youngest of 515 UK towns this size
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 West Chiltington (63.1), the oldest. Nearest to Hallglen in age: Elsenham (38.6), Locking (38.7), Great Leighs (38.9) and Lampeter (38.9).
Older than Hallglen: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallglen | 3,158 | — | 38.7 | 16% | 28% |
| Redding | 3,812 | 1.2 mi | 37.2 | 14% | 36% |
| Falkirk | 34,637 | 1.3 mi | 44.7 | 20% | 21% |
| Brightons | 4,048 | 2.2 mi | 45.6 | 21% | 28% |
| Polmont | 5,044 | 2.5 mi | 51.4 | 29% | 19% |
| Grangemouth | 16,028 | 2.6 mi | 45.3 | 21% | 20% |
| Carronshore | 2,880 | 3 mi | 41.2 | 15% | 28% |
| Maddiston | 3,835 | 3.1 mi | 36.2 | 12% | 38% |
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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 Hallglen’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 Hallglen’s residents
What is the population of Hallglen?
The 2022 Census counted 3,158 people in Hallglen’s locality.
What is the average age in Hallglen?
The median age was 38.7 at the 2022 Census, younger than 87% of UK towns. 12% of residents were 15 to 24 and 16% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Hallglen?
89% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 92% across Falkirk’s towns. 7.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Hallglen?
58% said they had no religion and 30% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 4% were Muslim and 6.9% didn’t answer.
Is Hallglen good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Hallglen’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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