Photo: Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0Younger than 91% of UK towns: half of Redding is under 37.2
58% of residents said they have no religion (Scotland’s towns: 51%). The 2022 Census put Redding’s population at 3,812, in 1,587 households. For Redding, the census puts shared households of unrelated adults at 1.2%. Lower than in four fifths of UK towns: 26% of households are one person living alone.
What the Census says about Redding’s people
A town of families
36% of Redding’s 1,587 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 94% of UK towns. 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Redding’s residents are under 37.2 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 7.8% are 15 to 24 and 14% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Scotland’s Census 2022 (output areas summed to the 2022 locality).
Only 14% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 92% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.8%, below 94% of UK towns. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Scotland’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Redding, 37.2. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
Full-time students: 4.8%, a lower share than 50% 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 account for 37% of Redding’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 22%, against 33% and 25% across Scotland’s towns. Across Scotland’s towns, the share of full-time students is 9.4%.
A larger share of households with dependent children than 94% of UK towns: 36%
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 in Redding hold 2.4 people on average (Scotland’s towns: 2.1). As a reference point, 24% of households have dependent children across Scotland’s towns.
Redding sits above 69% of UK towns for households in detached houses (36%)
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 figure for households in terraced houses is 22% in Redding and 19% across Scotland’s towns. On average, 18% of households live in a detached house across Scotland’s towns. Across Redding, 13% of households have no car or van. Compared with other places, households in flats are scarce here: 10%, fewer than in 53% of UK towns.
Fewer residents born abroad than 66% of UK towns: 4.9%
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%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.6%). Residents born outside the UK make up 11% across Scotland’s towns. At 98%, the share of residents whose main language is English is higher than in 50% of UK towns. 23% of those born abroad arrived in 2017 or later, against 34% across Scotland’s towns.
35% of residents describe themselves as Christian, below 97% 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: 93% of Redding · Falkirk’s towns 92% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Compared with 86% across Scotland’s towns, 93% of residents describe themselves as White British here. As a yardstick, 39% of residents describe themselves as Christian across Scotland’s towns. After White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.5%), Pakistani (1.8%) and Indian (0.6%).
Married adults and civil partners make up 53% in Redding, more than in 80% 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
With adults who have never married at 32%, Redding is behind 54% of UK towns on that count. Elsewhere, just over two in five adults are married or in a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns. For Redding, the census puts unpaid carers at 11%.
30% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 30% of Redding’s adults, against 32% across Scotland’s towns; 13% have no qualification (17%).
Of 531 UK towns its size (3,000 to 5,000 people), the 33rd youngest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Bailrigg is the youngest (18.9); Milford on Sea the oldest (64.6). Nearest to Redding in age: Elvetham Heath (37), Fradley (37.2), Chartham (37.6) and Harwell (37.7).
Median age: 6 of the 7 towns around Redding are older
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redding | 3,812 | — | 37.2 | 14% | 36% |
| Brightons | 4,048 | 1 mi | 45.6 | 21% | 28% |
| Hallglen | 3,158 | 1.2 mi | 38.7 | 16% | 28% |
| Polmont | 5,044 | 1.3 mi | 51.4 | 29% | 19% |
| Grangemouth | 16,028 | 1.8 mi | 45.3 | 21% | 20% |
| Maddiston | 3,835 | 2 mi | 36.2 | 12% | 38% |
| Falkirk | 34,637 | 2.3 mi | 44.7 | 20% | 21% |
| Carronshore | 2,880 | 3.3 mi | 41.2 | 15% | 28% |
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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 Redding’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 Redding’s residents
What is the population of Redding?
The 2022 Census counted 3,812 people in Redding’s locality.
What is the average age in Redding?
The median age was 37.2 at the 2022 Census, younger than 91% of UK towns. 7.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 14% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Redding?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 92% across Falkirk’s towns. 4.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Redding?
58% said they had no religion and 35% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 1.8% were Muslim and 4.8% didn’t answer.
Is Redding good for families?
36% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Redding’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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