Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0More residents with no religion than 98% of UK towns: 54%
22% of households have no car or van; across Scotland’s towns the figure is 29%. The 2022 Census counted 15,414 residents in 6,922 households. In Broxburn, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment. Few places have as many one-person households: 34% here, more than in just over four fifths of UK towns.
Younger than 61% of UK towns: half of Broxburn is under 43.1
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
In Broxburn, 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 12% across Scotland’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 19%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Broxburn, 43.1. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
A larger share of full-time students than 77% of UK towns: 5.6%
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 31% of Broxburn’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 29%, against 33% and 25% across Scotland’s towns. For full-time students, the comparison across Scotland’s towns is 9.4%.
The Census was taken on 20 March 2022, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 71% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against West Lothian’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
Where 24% of households have dependent children across Scotland’s towns, Broxburn has 28%. For Broxburn, the census puts shared households of unrelated adults at 2%.
A town of terraces: 25% 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
Where 18% of households live in a detached house across Scotland’s towns, Broxburn has 25%. Households in terraced houses make up 19% across Scotland’s towns.
Residents born outside the UK: 9.5%, a higher share than 72% 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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Of residents born abroad, 19% arrived in 2017 or later, against 34% across Scotland’s towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents were born outside the UK across Scotland’s towns. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (5.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.9%). Compared with other places, residents whose main language is English are scarce here: 94%, fewer than in just over four fifths of UK towns.
Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 38%, a lower share than 95% 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: 87% of Broxburn · West Lothian’s towns 88% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
87% of residents describe themselves as White British, against 88% across West Lothian’s towns and 86% across Scotland’s towns. Across Scotland’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 39%. The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (7%), Pakistani (1.9%) and African (1.3%).
35% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a share 65% of UK towns don’t reach
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
At 12%, unpaid carers sit close to the figure across Scotland’s towns. To put it in context, 40% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns. Across Broxburn, 46% of adults are married or in a civil partnership.
Degree-level qualifications: 26% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across Scotland’s towns, 17% of adults have no qualification; in Broxburn, 16%, while 26% hold one at degree level (32%).
355 UK towns of 11,000 to 21,000 people: this is the 144th 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 Aberystwyth (25), the youngest, and Sidmouth (60.4), the oldest. Nearest to Broxburn in age: Weybridge (43.1), Ebbw Vale (43.1), Sleaford (43.2) and Shepshed (43.2).
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Broxburn
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broxburn | 15,414 | — | 43.1 | 19% | 28% |
| Winchburgh | 4,290 | 2 mi | 37.2 | 13% | 33% |
| East Calder | 7,249 | 2.7 mi | 38.9 | 15% | 33% |
| Livingston | 55,798 | 3 mi | 41.2 | 16% | 29% |
| Mid Calder | 3,217 | 3.1 mi | 49.1 | 21% | 22% |
| Kirkliston | 5,607 | 3.6 mi | 39 | 15% | 41% |
| South Queensferry | 10,214 | 5.1 mi | 42.4 | 18% | 30% |
| Linlithgow | 12,522 | 5.5 mi | 48.3 | 24% | 27% |
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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.
- “West Lothian’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in West Lothian (or Scotland), summed the same way as Broxburn’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 Broxburn’s residents
What is the population of Broxburn?
The 2022 Census counted 15,414 people in Broxburn’s locality.
What is the average age in Broxburn?
The median age was 43.1 at the 2022 Census, younger than 61% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Broxburn?
87% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 88% across West Lothian’s towns. 9.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Broxburn?
54% said they had no religion and 38% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 2.4% were Muslim and 5.4% didn’t answer.
Is Broxburn good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Broxburn’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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