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WIGTOWNSHIRE POPULATION PROFILE (1)
There are 28,570 people living in Wigtownshire.
10,600 people live in Stranraer.
4,200 people (15%) are aged under 15
16,950 people (59%) are aged between
15 and 64 years old
770 people (3%) are aged 85 or over
6,660 people (23%) are aged between
65 and 84 years old
Male Female
48.5% (13,870 people)
51.5% (14,700 people)
On average there are
260 births per year across Wigtownshire.
On average there
are 370 deaths per year
across Wigtownshire.
10,000 people living in
Wigtownshire have at least 1 long term condition.
Of these,
2,560 people
have at least 2 long term conditions.
5,370
1,970
1,890
1,680
1,660
1,300
880
820
780
High Blood Pressure
Asthma
Diabetes
Coronary Heart Disease
Depression
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIAs)
Cancer Sources: ISD Scotland (QOF)
National Records Scotland Scotland’s Census 2011
Scottish Government (Urban-Rural Classification) Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care (June 2017)
Long term Conditions (Number of people)
Accessible Small Town
10,660 people (37%)
Remote Rural
7,340 people (26%)
Accessible Rural
6,530 people (23%) Remote
Small Town 4,040 people (14%)
2 in 5 people from Wigtownshire live in Stranraer
1 in 5 people from Wigtownshire live in ‘accessible rural’ areas
1 in 4 people from Wigtownshire live in ‘remote rural’ areas
612 adults from Wigtownshire are
supported to live at home through Self Directed Support (SDS).
55 adults have chosen
to organise their own support (SDS Option 1)
557 adults have
chosen to have their support organised by health and social care services (SDS Option 3)
July 2017 Performance & Intelligence Team
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