Area Profile Area Profile
Area Profile report for Local Authority West Lothian
 Local Authority: West LothianHealth Board: LothianScotland
Population    
Total Population: 2009 1710408262315194000
Total Population Aged 16-19: 2009 884441108264187
Total Population - Children (%): 2009 20.3917.0017.57
Total Population - Working Age (%): 2009 63.3065.3662.55
Total Population - Pensionable Age (%): 2009 16.3117.6419.89
Male Population - Working Age: 2009 559022760251679890
Female Population - Working Age: 2009 523672640081568925
Economic Activity, Benefits and Tax Credits    
Percentage of total population who are income deprived: 2005 131214
Percentage of populations aged 16-24 claiming Jobseekers Allowance: 2008Q04 5.33.34.5
Percentage of populations aged 25-49 claiming Jobseekers Allowance: 2008Q04 2.62.12.8
Percentage of populations aged 50 to pensionable age claiming Jobseekers Allowance: 2008Q04 1.51.31.7
Percentage of working age population who are employment deprived: 2008 11912
Total Income Support claimants.: 2009Q01 614027650204000
Percentage of population aged 60 and over claiming guaranteed pension credits: 2008Q04 18.715.418.7
Percentage of population aged 16 - 19 in Workless Client Group: 2007Q03 8.2 6.8
Percentage of population aged 20 - 24 in Workless Client Group: 2007Q03 13.9 11.5
Percentage of population aged 25 - 49 in Workless Client Group: 2007Q03 11.9 13.3
Percentage of population aged 50 - Pensionable age in Workless Client Group: 2007Q03 17.6 18.4
Health    
Estimated percentage of population prescribed drugs for anxiety, depression or psychosis: 2004 888
Percentage of children breastfeeding at the 6 to 8 week review.: 2008 35.5348.8236.13
Emergency hospital admissions - both sexes - aged 65 and over - rate per 100000 population: 2008 26,97724,70325,691
Percentage of women smoking at booking: 2006-2008 22.914.619.6
Percentage vaccinated against MMR1 by 5 years of age.: 2008 95.994.895.0
Percentage of children in primary 1 receiving a review who are obese: 2008/2009  8.68.0
Hospital admissions for alcohol misuse - rate per 100000 population: 2001-2004 594.54621.04722.66
Hospital admissions for drugs misuse - rate per 100000 population: 2001-2004 72.18141.41127.46
Modelled estimates of smoking prevalence in males aged 16+ as a percentage of male population 16+: 2003/2004 29.026.128.1
Education, Skills and Training    
Total number of pupils in primary schools: 2009 1434452248364819
Total number of pupils in secondary schools: 2009 1137541145301511
Average tariff score of all pupils on the S4 roll: 2008 194187180
Average tariff score of Female pupils on the S4 roll: 2008 202191187
Average tariff score of Male pupils on the S4 roll: 2008 185182172
Number of Female pupils on the S4 roll: 2008 1107381828633
Number of Male pupils on the S4 roll: 2008 1075391429439
Housing    
Total Number of Households: 2001 64896 2192246
Percentage of Households - Owned: 2001 62.69 62.59
Percentage of Households - Social Rented: 2001 33.41 29.41
Percentage of Households - Private Rented: 2001 3.90 8.00
Percentage of dwellings in Council Tax band A: 2009 23.8411.2322.45
Percentage of dwellings in Council Tax bands A to C: 2009 68.4754.4962.11
Percentage of dwellings in Council Tax bands F to H: 2009 9.9817.1912.12
Total number of dwellings per hectare: 2009 1.742.240.32
House sales, median price: 2008 129,000167,315138,000
House sales, mean price: 2008 153,621205,269165,214
Physical Environment    
Percentage of people within 0-500 metres of any Derelict Site: 2009 25.426.330.1
Air Quality 2002-2004 - Nitrogen Dioxide concentration - Population weighted: 2002-2004 15.518.5 
Air Quality 2002-2004 - PM10 concentration - Population weighted: 2002-2004 14.614.3