Photo: Nach0king · CC BY-SA 3.0A larger share of married adults and civil partners than 99% of UK towns: 62%
The figure for one-person households is 23% in Inverkip and 38% across Scotland’s towns. The town’s 1,462 households held 3,542 residents at the 2022 Census. The share of households in detached houses stands at 54%. At 7.7%, the share of households without a car or van is lower than in 93% of UK towns.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 81% of UK towns, at 17%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
Against a figure of 12% across Scotland’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Inverkip comes in at 10%. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Scotland’s towns. The median age in the town is 46.1, higher than in 62% of UK towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Inverkip, 46.1. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
Inverkip ranks above 91% of UK towns on full-time students: 6.9%
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Managerial and professional jobs take in 45% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 16% (Scotland’s towns: 33% and 25%). To put it in context, 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.
0.9% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, below 99% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Inverclyde’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
Families with dependent children are 30% of households (Scotland’s towns 24%), and 11% are someone 66 or over living alone (Inverclyde’s towns 17%). As a reference point, 3.5% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across Scotland’s towns. There are 2.4 people in the average household.
In Inverkip, 16% of households live in a flat or apartment, more than in 75% 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
15% of households live in a terraced house, against 19% across Scotland’s towns. To put it in context, 39% of households live in a flat or apartment across Scotland’s towns.
Only 3.3% of Inverkip’s 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
The largest groups were born in EU countries (1.2%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.9%). For comparison, just over one in ten residents were born outside the UK across Scotland’s towns. 99% of residents have English as their main language, a higher share than in 82% of UK towns. Of residents born abroad, 19% arrived in 2017 or later, against 34% across Scotland’s towns.
A higher share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 89% of UK towns, at 96%
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: 96% of Inverkip · Inverclyde’s towns 96% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Set against 51% across Scotland’s towns, 38% of residents said they have no religion in Inverkip. Higher than in 86% of UK towns: 56% of residents describe themselves as Christian. Other than White British, most residents describe themselves as Other White (2.3%), Indian (0.4%) and Mixed or multiple (0.4%).
Fewer adults who have never married than 93% of UK towns: 25%
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
13% of residents give unpaid care, against 12% across Scotland’s towns. The share of adults who have never married across Scotland’s towns is 40%. The number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 87.
Degree-level qualifications reach 38% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Against 32% across Scotland’s towns, 38% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 7.6% hold no qualification (17%). 12% have A levels as their highest qualification, many of them still studying for a degree.
342nd lowest median age among 750 UK towns of 2,500 to 5,000
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 Milford on Sea (64.6), the oldest. Nearest to Inverkip in age: Hope (46.1), Brynamman (46.1), Kimberley (46.2) and Fleckney (46.2).
Of the 7 towns nearest Inverkip, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverkip | 3,542 | — | 46.1 | 17% | 30% |
| Gourock | 10,072 | 3.5 mi | 52 | 27% | 18% |
| Dunoon | 7,982 | 4.1 mi | 51.7 | 29% | 19% |
| Greenock | 42,870 | 4.4 mi | 45.5 | 21% | 23% |
| Largs | 10,916 | 7.6 mi | 56.7 | 36% | 17% |
| Port Glasgow | 14,260 | 7.7 mi | 45.1 | 22% | 24% |
| Rothesay | 4,206 | 8.8 mi | 55.2 | 32% | 15% |
| Helensburgh | 14,128 | 8.8 mi | 48.4 | 25% | 22% |
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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.
- “Inverclyde’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Inverclyde (or Scotland), summed the same way as Inverkip’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 Inverkip’s residents
What is the population of Inverkip?
The 2022 Census counted 3,542 people in Inverkip’s locality.
What is the average age in Inverkip?
The median age was 46.1 at the 2022 Census, older than 62% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 17% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Inverkip?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 96% across Inverclyde’s towns. 3.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Inverkip?
38% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 4.7% didn’t answer.
Is Inverkip good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Inverkip’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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