25 council areas reach 85% census returns
Of Scotland’s 32 Local Authorities, 25 now have a census return rate of over 85%, National Records of Scotland confirmed today.
Across Scotland, 2,238,784 households have now returned their census, representing a current national return rate of 85.7%.
Census returns must be submitted by the end of May; failure to do so could result in prosecution and a fine of up to £1000.
Paul Lowe, Chief Executive, NRS said:
“It’s very encouraging to see that more than 85% of Scotland’s households have now completed their census and that we have achieved an 85% completion rate in more than three quarters of our local authority areas. However, every single return counts if the census is to be effective in delivering its many benefits for future public services.
“If you haven’t yet completed your census, please join the thousands of people that are filling it in every day and do so before the end of May, to avoid the risk of prosecution.”
Help is available online at census.gov.scot, or by calling the free helpline on 0800 030 8308 if you have specific questions or need a paper questionnaire. Field teams have undertaken more than 1.5 million visits to households, and are carrying out community events across Scotland to support census completion.
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Cumulative Household Return Rate by Local Authority - 25 May 2022 |
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Local Authority |
Household Return Rate (%)1 |
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Aberdeen City |
85.9% |
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Aberdeenshire |
91.0% |
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Angus |
88.1% |
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Argyll and Bute |
85.9% |
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City of Edinburgh |
87.2% |
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Clackmannanshire |
86.1% |
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Dumfries and Galloway |
88.8% |
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Dundee City |
81.9% |
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East Ayrshire |
86.2% |
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East Dunbartonshire |
88.3% |
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East Lothian |
88.3% |
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East Renfrewshire |
87.5% |
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Falkirk |
87.9% |
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Fife |
85.9% |
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Glasgow City |
79.0% |
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Highland |
87.9% |
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Inverclyde |
82.0% |
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Midlothian |
87.6% |
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Moray |
88.7% |
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Na h-Eileanan Siar |
91.9% |
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North Ayrshire |
84.2% |
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North Lanarkshire |
83.3% |
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Orkney Islands |
91.3% |
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Perth and Kinross |
87.1% |
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Renfrewshire |
83.9% |
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Scottish Borders |
88.5% |
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Shetland Islands |
87.0% |
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South Ayrshire |
89.2% |
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South Lanarkshire |
85.9% |
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Stirling |
87.8% |
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West Dunbartonshire |
79.6% |
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West Lothian |
87.3% |
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National Records of Scotland
1Data presents % households enumerated up to 8am on the 26nd of May 2022
The 2022 census will benefit Scotland for many years; it asks questions on a range of topics, including the types of accommodation people stay in, household relationships, age, sex, health and employment status. New questions for the 2022 census include use of British Sign Language (BSL), passports held, previous armed forces history and new voluntary questions on sexual orientation and trans status.