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2001 CENSUS PROFILE FOR: FORT AUGUSTUS
POPULATION Profile Area Highland Scotland
Total Population (number) 646 208,914 5,062,011
Male 301 102,297 2,432,296
Female 346 106,617 2,629,715
1991 Population 645 203,803 4,998,567
Percentage of the population who:      
are aged 0-4 4.9 5.4 5.5
are aged 5-14 16.9 12.9 12.4
are aged 15-24 5.1 10.6 12.5
are aged 25-44 26.0 27.4 29.2
are aged 45-64 24.3 27.1 24.5
are aged 65-74 13.1 9.3 8.8
are aged 75 and over 9.6 7.3 7.1
       
can speak, read or write Gaelic 3.9 7.5 1.4
       
were not born in Scotland 21.5 17.8 12.9
       
are economically active (% 16-74 pop) 66.4 68.1 65.0
       
are self employed (% 16-74 pop) 17.3 10.2 6.6
       
have a limiting long-term illness 20.5 18.4 20.3
       
state their general health as being:      
 - Good 69.0 70.8 67.9
 - Fairly good 22.8 21.3 21.9
 - Poor 8.2 7.9 10.2
       
HOUSEHOLDS Profile Area Highland Scotland
Total number of households 292 89,533 2,192,246
       
Percentage of households that:      
are owner occupied 59.3 65.7 62.6
are rented from the Council/Scottish Homes 20.9 18.0 21.6
are rented from a housing association 2.7 3.6 5.6
are private rented  10.9 8.5 6.7
living rent free 6.1 4.2 3.5
       
have no car 22.6 25.1 34.2
have 1 car 53.9 49.2 43.4
have 2 or more cars 23.5 25.7 22.4
       
Percentage of housing stock that:    
is second/holiday homes 11.7 6.2 1.3
is vacant 8.2 4.0 3.8
       
EMPLOYMENT Profile Area Highland Scotland
Percentage of the employed working in:    
Agriculture/hunting/forestry 5.7 3.7 2.1
Fishing/fishfarming 1.5 1.4 0.3
Mining/quarrying 0.8 1.3 1.2
Manufacturing 4.2 9.1 13.2
Electricity/gas/water supply 4.2 1.0 1.0
Construction 5.7 9.2 7.5
Wholesale/retail/motor vehicle repair 13.0 14.7 14.4
Hotels/catering 17.2 9.3 5.7
Transport/storage/communication 9.6 7.1 6.7
Financial 0.8 2.0 4.6
Real estate/renting/business 4.6 9.9 11.2
Public administration/defence 5.4 6.8 7.0
Education 7.6 6.6 7.3
Health/social work 13.3 12.4 12.4
Other 6.5 5.3 5.3