Ward snapshot
Who lives here?
32,324
32,324 people live in Forth. Figures below are this ward only.
Benefits & low income (where held)
Latest DWP / Stat-Xplore figures for this ward — open a topic for full notes
Held for this ward
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Population (this ward)
SAPE mid-2024 · DZ→wardPopulation (mid-2024)
SAPE data zones rolled to this electoral ward
32,324
Census 2022 usual residents
Official electoral-ward count · census day
32,036
Children 0–17
6,460 · 20.0%
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Deprivation — this ward
SIMD 2020v2% in most deprived quintile
24.7%
Share of 2017 DZ population in Scotland most-deprived quintile/decile — not a single ward SIMD rank.
Universal Credit — this ward
DWP · 2026-02People on Universal Credit
5,378
DWP Stat-Xplore ward totals; may not sum to city total due to disclosure control.
Children in low income (this ward)
DWP CiLIF · FYE 2025Absolute low income (BHC)
873
DWP Stat-Xplore Children in low income families. BHC series in this pack is Absolute (not relative). AHC series is Relative. These are different definitions — do not treat as a single continuous series. Counts are children. SDC applied; totals may not sum. Ward names matched to CSS electoral wards where possible. North Ayrshire and some Eilean Siar wards use different boundary vintages in Stat-Xplore vs CSS and may be unmatched. Not a rate % without a child population denominator.
Core profile
Demography tiles for this ward — Census 2022 and latest SAPE.
Population
32,324
This ward · SAPE mid-2024 (data zones → electoral ward)
NRS Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) mid-2023 and mid-2024 · Persons, Females, Males · data zones rolled to electoral wards (Dec 2022)
Age breakdown
65.8%
Working-age share · this ward mid-2024
NRS Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE) mid-2023 and mid-2024 · Persons, Females, Males · data zones rolled to electoral wards (Dec 2022)
Nationality & country of birth
63.5%
Born in Scotland · 20,339 of 32,036 · this ward (Census 2022)
Scotland's Census 2022 · NRS Table UV204 Country of birth
Religion
55.3%
No religion · 17,729 of 32,036 · this ward
Scotland's Census 2022 · NRS Table UV205b Religion (12 groups)
Languages spoken
84.7%
English as main language · 26,281 of 31,011 aged 3+
Scotland's Census 2022 · NRS Table UV212 Main language
Ethnicity
84.6%
White (total) · 27,090 of 32,036 · this ward
Scotland's Census 2022 · NRS Table UV201a Ethnic group (21 groups)
Place & wellbeing
Households, housing, health, work, education and deprivation for this ward only.
Households & living arrangements
37.1%
One-person households · 5,560 of 14,999
Scotland's Census 2022 · NRS · UV113 Household composition
Housing tenure
55.5%
Owned · 8,331 of 14,999 households
Scotland's Census 2022 · NRS · UV404 Household tenure
Health & disability
81.3%
Good or very good health · 25,970 of 31,933
Scotland's Census 2022 · NRS · UV302/303/301 Health, disability, unpaid care
Work & economic activity
64.0%
Economically active · 16,721 of 26,127 aged 16+
Scotland's Census 2022 · NRS · UV601 Economic activity
Education & qualifications
45.2%
Degree level or above · 11,802 of 26,127 adults 16+. Qualifications, not school rolls.
Scotland's Census 2022 · NRS · UV501 Highest level of qualification
Deprivation (SIMD)
24.7%
% of population in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas
Scottish Government · SIMD 2020v2
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