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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