Photo: Dunpharlain · CC BY-SA 3.0More residents with no religion than 99% of UK towns: 64%
Compared with 19% across Scotland’s towns, 36% of households live in a terraced house here. Inverkeithing had 5,273 residents and 2,500 households at the 2022 Census, with a median age of 42.3 (younger than two thirds of UK towns). In Inverkeithing, 14% of households live in a detached house. 38% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 96% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Inverkeithing’s people
More with no religion than most
64% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 29% Christian, against 51% and 39% across Scotland’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Scotland’s Census 2022 (output areas summed to the 2022 locality).
Inverkeithing is younger than 67% of UK towns: a median age of 42.3
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
The biggest five-year age group is 30–34, with 8.1% of residents. Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are scarce here: 18%, fewer than in 75% of UK towns. In Newport-on-Tay and Wormit, the oldest of Fife’s towns by this measure, it is 28%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Inverkeithing, 42.3. 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.
Inverkeithing sits below 52% of UK towns for full-time students (4.8%)
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 Inverkeithing, 31% and 31%. For full-time students, the comparison across Scotland’s towns is 9.4%.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 91% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Fife’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
Compared with 24% across Scotland’s towns, 23% of households have dependent children here. Locally, 2.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Households in flats make up 32% in Inverkeithing, more than in 96% 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
Set against 29% across Scotland’s towns, 28% of households have no car or van in Inverkeithing. On average, 39% of households live in a flat or apartment across Scotland’s towns.
Above 72% of UK towns: 9.4% 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
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (4.9%), then in the Middle East and Asia (1.8%). 96% of residents have English as their main language, a lower share than in 71% of UK towns. Elsewhere, just over one in ten residents were born outside the UK across Scotland’s towns. Arrivals from 2017 on account for 28% of residents born abroad, beside 34% across Scotland’s towns.
29% of residents describe themselves as Christian, below 99% 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: 89% of Inverkeithing · Fife’s towns 90% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Islam is the religion of 1.5% of residents. Set beside that, nearly two in five residents describe themselves as Christian across Scotland’s towns. Compared with other places, residents who describe themselves as White British are scarce here: 89%, fewer than in 68% of UK towns.
A higher share of unpaid carers than 94% of UK towns, at 12%
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, 41% of adults are married or in a civil partnership here. Across Inverkeithing, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.
Degree-level qualifications reach 26% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 26% of adults in Inverkeithing, 32% across Scotland’s towns; 18% have no qualification, against 17%.
Among 517 UK towns of 4,000 to 7,000 people, the 129th 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 Bailrigg (18.9), the youngest, and Barton on Sea (65.3), the oldest. Nearest to Inverkeithing in age: Stoney Stanton (42.3), Nantyglo (42.3), Chilton (42.5) and Warboys (42.5).
Inverkeithing and its 7 nearest towns: 4 of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverkeithing | 5,273 | — | 42.3 | 18% | 23% |
| Rosyth | 13,309 | 1.2 mi | 41.5 | 17% | 27% |
| Dalgety Bay and Hillend | 9,452 | 1.5 mi | 50.4 | 27% | 24% |
| Dunfermline | 56,053 | 3 mi | 41.3 | 17% | 28% |
| South Queensferry | 10,214 | 3.2 mi | 42.4 | 18% | 30% |
| Crossgates | 2,993 | 3.7 mi | 45 | 20% | 27% |
| Kirkliston | 5,607 | 5.1 mi | 39 | 15% | 41% |
| Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans | 11,979 | 5.6 mi | 43.3 | 20% | 25% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Fife’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Fife (or Scotland), summed the same way as Inverkeithing’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 Inverkeithing’s residents
What is the population of Inverkeithing?
The 2022 Census counted 5,273 people in Inverkeithing’s locality.
What is the average age in Inverkeithing?
The median age was 42.3 at the 2022 Census, younger than 67% of UK towns. 9.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Inverkeithing?
89% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 90% across Fife’s towns. 9.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Inverkeithing?
64% said they had no religion and 29% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 1.5% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Inverkeithing good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Inverkeithing’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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