Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.013% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 94% of UK towns
Just over a third of residents said they have no religion; across Scotland’s towns the figure is 51%. Glenboig counted 3,035 residents and 1,220 households at the 2022 Census. Households in terraced houses account for 29%. Lower than in 76% of UK towns: 27% of households are one person living alone.
What the Census says about Glenboig’s people
A town of families
33% of Glenboig’s 1,220 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 88% of UK towns. 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Scotland’s Census 2022 (output areas summed to the 2022 locality).
A median age of 39.5: Glenboig is younger than 83% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, about the same as across Scotland’s towns. The largest age band is 50–54: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Scotland’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Glenboig, 39.5. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
A higher share of full-time students than 90% of UK towns, at 6.7%
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 32% of Glenboig’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 27%, against 33% and 25% across Scotland’s towns. Across Scotland’s towns, 9.4% of adults are full-time students.
The Census was taken on 20 March 2022, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Glenboig sits above 88% of UK towns for households with dependent children (33%)
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against North Lanarkshire’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
At 2.5 people, the average household compares with 2.1 across Scotland’s towns. Shared households of unrelated adults are more common here than in 70% of UK towns. As a yardstick, 24% of households have dependent children across Scotland’s towns.
In Glenboig, 20% of households live in a flat or apartment, more than in 84% 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 18% across Scotland’s towns, 33% of households live in a detached house in Glenboig. On average, 39% of households live in a flat or apartment across Scotland’s towns. One household in 6 has no car or van.
Residents born outside the UK make up 3.2% in Glenboig, less than in 89% of UK towns
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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (1%) and in Africa (0.9%). Few places have as many residents whose main language is English: 99% here, more than in 91% of UK towns. For residents born outside the UK, the comparison across Scotland’s towns is 11%.
58% describe themselves as Christian, more than in 91% 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: 95% of Glenboig · North Lanarkshire’s towns 92% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (1.9%), African (1.1%) and Pakistani (0.7%). On average, nearly two in five residents describe themselves as Christian across Scotland’s towns. At 95%, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British is higher than in 75% of UK towns.
Glenboig ranks above 82% of UK towns on adults who have never married: 38%
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 (Scotland’s towns: 12%). On the census count, 48% of adults are married or in a civil partnership. For comparison, 40% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns.
A degree-level qualification for 24% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Glenboig’s adults: 24% with a degree-level qualification and 18% with none, against 32% and 17% across Scotland’s towns. Highers are the highest qualification of 11%, many of them students still working towards a degree.
Among 515 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people, the 48th youngest
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Keele is the youngest (20.6); West Chiltington the oldest (63.1). Nearest to Glenboig in age: Ellistown (39.3), Rhodes (39.5), Treeton (39.6) and Tylorstown and Pontygwaith (39.6).
Around Glenboig, 5 of 7 towns have a higher median age
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenboig | 3,035 | — | 39.5 | 13% | 33% |
| Gartcosh | 3,252 | 1.4 mi | 36.2 | 10% | 41% |
| Moodiesburn | 6,706 | 1.9 mi | 43.1 | 18% | 26% |
| Chryston | 3,257 | 2.4 mi | 45.4 | 22% | 28% |
| Coatbridge | 42,256 | 2.6 mi | 42.6 | 17% | 26% |
| Bargeddie | 3,567 | 2.7 mi | 38.2 | 13% | 35% |
| Airdrie | 35,847 | 3.5 mi | 43 | 19% | 26% |
| Stepps | 7,643 | 3.6 mi | 42.4 | 17% | 31% |
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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.
- “North Lanarkshire’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in North Lanarkshire (or Scotland), summed the same way as Glenboig’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 Glenboig’s residents
What is the population of Glenboig?
The 2022 Census counted 3,035 people in Glenboig’s locality.
What is the average age in Glenboig?
The median age was 39.5 at the 2022 Census, younger than 83% of UK towns. 12% of residents were 15 to 24 and 13% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Glenboig?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 92% across North Lanarkshire’s towns. 3.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Glenboig?
34% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.7% were Muslim and 6.5% didn’t answer.
Is Glenboig good for families?
33% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Glenboig’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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