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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 3,792 Show data context 6,478 Show data context 15,101 Show data context
1961 12,406 Show data context 3,570 Show data context 2,147 Show data context
1971 12,995 Show data context 2,590 Show data context 835 Show data context
1981 15,439 Show data context 2,274 Show data context 472 Show data context
1991 18,182 Show data context 910 Show data context 190 Show data context
2001 18,692 Show data context 327 Show data context 75 Show data context
2011 20,746 Show data context 367 Show data context 38 Show data context
Date: Source:
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 27 A, 'Size of Household in Houses of stated size in - County'
1961 1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 24 , 'Population enumerated in Private and Non-Private Households', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'
1971 1971 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 24 , 'Persons in permanent buildings by density of occupation (persons per room)', for 'County, local authority areas'
1981 - 2001 Census of Population
2011 The Scottish Government, Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (QS409SC)

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