West Kilbride - Demography

Demography

At the 2001 census, the population of West Kilbride was 4393. Approximately 85% were born in Scotland, and 10.6% were born in England (op cit). Compared to the population of Scotland as a whole, the number of children aged 5–15 is above average, as is the proportion of adults age 45+ (op cit). 2.2% of the community were born outside Europe (op cit).

77% of residents own their home, compared to 62.6% in the population as a whole; 34.3 live in detached houses compared to 20.4 in all of Scotland, and the proportion of semi-detached dwellings is also above average.