Winchburgh, Main Street, Former Winchburgh Primary Schools Including Boundary Walls and Outbuildings · Photo: Drkirstyross · CC BY-SA 3.0Younger than 91% of UK towns: half of Winchburgh is under 37.2
With shared households of unrelated adults at 1.2%, Winchburgh is behind 97% of UK towns on that count. In Winchburgh, 56% of residents said they have no religion. This West Lothian town has more adults who have never married than just over two thirds of UK towns, at 35%. The 2022 Census counted 4,290 residents in 1,854 households.
What the Census says about Winchburgh’s people
A town of families
33% of Winchburgh’s 1,854 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 90% of UK towns and the highest share in West Lothian. 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Winchburgh’s residents are under 37.2 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 6.9% are 15 to 24 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Scotland’s Census 2022 (output areas summed to the 2022 locality).
6.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24, below 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 13%, against 19% across Scotland’s towns. On average, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Scotland’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Winchburgh, 37.2. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
Full-time students make up 4.7% in Winchburgh, less than in 54% of UK towns
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 38% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 23% (Scotland’s towns: 33% and 25%). The usual figure: 9.4% of adults are full-time students across Scotland’s towns.
More family households than 90% of UK towns: 33% in Winchburgh
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.
In Winchburgh the average household is 2.3 people, beside 2.1 across Scotland’s towns. Across Scotland’s towns, 24% of households have dependent children. The share of one-person households stands at 32%.
A higher share of households in flats than 89% of UK towns, at 23%
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
Against a figure of 29% across Scotland’s towns, the share of households without a car or van in Winchburgh comes in at 17%. On average, 39% of households live in a flat or apartment across Scotland’s towns. In Winchburgh, a quarter of households live in a terraced house. At 27%, the share of households in detached houses is lower than in 56% of UK towns.
Winchburgh ranks above 76% of UK towns on residents born outside the UK: 11%
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
On residents whose main language is English, 94% here is much the same as across Scotland’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (4.9%) and in the Middle East and Asia (3%).
Below 98% of UK towns: 34% of residents describe themselves as Christian
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: 86% of Winchburgh · West Lothian’s towns 88% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as White British: 86%, near enough the figure across Scotland’s towns. As a yardstick, nearly two in five residents describe themselves as Christian across Scotland’s towns. 1.2% of residents are Muslim.
11% of residents give unpaid care, more than in 90% 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
Nearly half of adults are married or in a civil partnership, against 42% across Scotland’s towns. To put it in context, just over one in ten residents give unpaid care across Scotland’s towns.
36% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 36% of adults in Winchburgh (Scotland’s towns: 32%), and no qualification by 13% (Scotland’s towns: 17%).
48th youngest of 696 UK towns of 3,000 to 6,000 people
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 Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe (64.7), the oldest. Nearest to Winchburgh in age: Finningley (37.2), Fradley (37.2), Stainforth (37.3) and Chartham (37.6).
The towns around Winchburgh are all older
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchburgh | 4,290 | — | 37.2 | 13% | 33% |
| Broxburn | 15,414 | 2 mi | 43.1 | 19% | 28% |
| Kirkliston | 5,607 | 2.4 mi | 39 | 15% | 41% |
| South Queensferry | 10,214 | 3.3 mi | 42.4 | 18% | 30% |
| East Calder | 7,249 | 4.3 mi | 38.9 | 15% | 33% |
| Livingston | 55,798 | 4.9 mi | 41.2 | 16% | 29% |
| Mid Calder | 3,217 | 5 mi | 49.1 | 21% | 22% |
| Linlithgow | 12,522 | 5.4 mi | 48.3 | 24% | 27% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “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 Winchburgh’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 Winchburgh’s residents
What is the population of Winchburgh?
The 2022 Census counted 4,290 people in Winchburgh’s locality.
What is the average age in Winchburgh?
The median age was 37.2 at the 2022 Census, younger than 91% of UK towns. 6.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 13% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Winchburgh?
86% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 88% across West Lothian’s towns. 11% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Winchburgh?
56% said they had no religion and 34% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 1.2% were Muslim and 5.9% didn’t answer.
Is Winchburgh good for families?
33% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Winchburgh’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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