Photo: Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0In Buckie, 61% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 99% of UK towns
Where 3.5% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across Scotland’s towns, Buckie has 1.7%. There were 4,207 households locally at the 2022 Census, home to 9,059 residents. The share of households without a car or van stands at 21%. Households with dependent children are rarer here than in 65% of UK towns.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 70% of UK towns, at 10%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
Against a figure of 19% across Scotland’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Buckie comes in at 22%. Typically, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Scotland’s towns. 55–59 is the most common age band: 7% of residents. The median age locally is 43.4, lower than in 58% of UK towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Buckie, 43.4. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
Fewer full-time students than 63% of UK towns: 4.5%
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 or semi-routine work; Buckie has 22% and 37%. On average, 9.4% of adults are full-time students across Scotland’s towns.
Buckie households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 87% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Moray’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
Against a figure of 38% across Scotland’s towns, the share of one-person households in Buckie comes in at 37%.
A town of flats: 13% of households live in one
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 in terraced houses is 17%, against 19% across Scotland’s towns. For comparison, 39% of households live in a flat or apartment across Scotland’s towns. 30% of households live in a detached house.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 62% of UK towns: 5.2%
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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (3%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.9%). The comparison figure for residents born outside the UK is 11% across Scotland’s towns. Lower than in three fifths of UK towns: 97% of residents have English as their main language. Recent arrivals (2017 or later) make up a fifth of those born abroad (Scotland’s towns: 34%).
32% of residents describe themselves as Christian, fewer than in 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: 94% of Buckie · Moray’s towns 93% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.6%), Mixed or multiple (0.9%) and African (0.2%). 94% of residents describe themselves as White British, a higher share than in 67% of UK towns. Across Scotland’s towns, 39% of residents describe themselves as Christian.
46% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, below 62% 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
Here 11% of residents give unpaid care, where the figure across Scotland’s towns is 12%. The wider picture: 42% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns. Across Buckie, just over a third of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.
Degree-level qualifications: 19% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Buckie counts 19% of its adults, against 32% across Scotland’s towns; at the other end, 22% have no qualification (17%).
Of 483 UK towns its size (6,000 to 12,000 people), the 183rd 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 Tidworth (28.4), the youngest, and Barton on Sea (65.3), the oldest. Nearest to Buckie in age: Immingham (43.4), Barwell (43.4), Clay Cross (43.5) and Sandiacre (43.5).
The places around Buckie
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckie | 9,059 | — | 43.4 | 22% | 26% |
| Keith | 4,554 | 9.1 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 19% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Moray’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Moray (or Scotland), summed the same way as Buckie’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 Buckie’s residents
What is the population of Buckie?
The 2022 Census counted 9,059 people in Buckie’s locality.
What is the average age in Buckie?
The median age was 43.4 at the 2022 Census, younger than 58% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Buckie?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 93% across Moray’s towns. 5.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Buckie?
61% said they had no religion and 32% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 5.7% didn’t answer.
Is Buckie good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Buckie’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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