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Area profile
- Clackmannanshire is the smallest mainland authority in Scotland with a population of 49,900 living in a number of towns and villages and covers 159 square kilometres.
- Geographically, Clackmannanshire has the second smallest land area in Scotland. The population density is 315 people per square kilometre.
- Clackmannanshire shares its borders with Stirling, Falkirk, Fife and Perth & Kinross.
- The 2006 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation ( SIMD) identifies 14.1% of Clackmannanshire's population as living in 10% of the most deprived council wards in Scotland. The number of severely deprived areas within Clackmannanshire has been increasing and a high proportion of its area is now among the most deprived in the country.
- The population of Clackmannanshire has increased by 3.0% since 2000, while overall Scotland's population has increased by 0.06%. 1
- From the 2004-based population projections, the population of Clackmannanshire is due to increase by 0.8% by 2014 and decrease by 1.4% by 2024. The equivalent Scotland figures show an increase of 0.9% by 2014 and an increase of 0.8% by 2024. 2
- In Clackmannanshire, 62.5% of the population is of working age. This compares with the Scottish figure of 62.7%. The dominant employment sectors are Public Administration, Education, Health and other services. 3 The working age population of Clackmannanshire is due to decrease by 4.4% by 2014 and 6.9% by 2024. The equivalent Scotland figures project a decrease of 0.8% by 2014 and 1.0% by 2024.
- The claimant count unemployment rate in Clackmannanshire is 3.2% which compares with the Scottish average of 2.6%. 3
- The percentage of Clackmannanshire's population under the age of 16 is 19.1% which compares with Scotland's figure of 17.8%. 1 Clackmannanshire's under 16 population is due to decrease by 8.2% by 2014 and 13.9% by 2024. The equivalent Scotland figures show a decrease of 9.7% by 2014 and 12.4% by 2024. 2
- Just over 18% of the population is of pensionable age (the Scottish figure is 19.5%). 1 This is due to increase by 28.5% by 2014 and 31.5% by 2024. The equivalent Scotland figures project an increase of 16.8% by 2014 and 19.3% by 2024. More specifically, Clackmannanshire's 75 and older population is due to increase by 30.6% by 2014 and 87.4% by 2024. The equivalent Scotland figures show an increase of 18.8% by 2014 and 53.3% by 2024. 2
- For older people's services, Clackmannanshire Council spent £1,611 gross, per adult aged 65 and older in 2006-07 which was similar to the Scotland figure of £1,614. 4
- Clackmannanshire Council spent £561 gross, on each child (aged below 18 years) for children's social work services in 2006-07. This was slightly less than the figure for Scotland as a whole (£608) but an increase from the previous year.
- For adult care services, Clackmannanshire Council spent £507 gross on each adult (aged 18 and older) in 2006-07.