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Greater Gorbals

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Greater Gorbals

Learn more about this neighbourhood.

*Please note that this profile is based on data from the 2022 Census.*

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Greater Gorbals is a neighbourhood in the south of Glasgow with a population of 10,140.

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Neighbourhood comparisons with Glasgow

Women in Greater Gorbals live, on average, six years longer than men. The area has a lower proportion of owner-occupied households and a higher proportion of socially-rented households compared with the Glasgow average. Over 27% of the population are from a minority ethnic background, a considerably larger proportion than the Glasgow average.

39_spine_Greater_GorbalsNeighbourhood trends

39_Life expectancy at birth in Greater Gorbals

Life expectancy for females has risen in recent years in Greater Gorbals but is below the Glasgow average, for males it significantly increased between 2006 and 2015, but has since slowly fallen and remains below the Glasgow average. Life expectancy in this area is lower than the Scottish average.39-Population-and-Ethnicity-plot-in-Greater Gorbals

The overall population of Greater Gorbals increased between 2001 and 2022. This can be attributed to an increase in the population aged under 65. The percentage of the total neighbourhood population from a minority ethnic background increased from 2.9% in 2001 to 27.4% in 2022 and was above the Glasgow average.

Notes

An Excel workbook containing the data used in all of the profiles can be downloaded here. This workbook also includes alternative output formats and further breakdowns of some of the variables.

  1. Data sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020, Census 2022, 2011, and 2001, National Records of Scotland (NRS).
  2. Populations presented in the population trend chart and used to calculate life expectancy estimates are taken from NRS small area population estimates and are based on: the 2001 and 2011 Census for years 2001-2010; and the 2011 and 2022 Census for years 2011-2022.
  3. This publication has used small area population estimate data published by the NRS on 21 November 2021. The NRS update their small area population estimates and previous estimates on an annual basis therefore this data is only representative of the data published upon this date. For further information see: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications/small-area-population-estimates-mid-2022/
  4. The Income deprivation and Employment deprivation indicators are derived from SIMD 2020, more information on this deprivation index can be found at: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-index-of-multiple-deprivation-2020/.
  5. Life expectancies are calculated based on population estimates and death registrations. 95% confidence intervals have been added on the graphs to the neighbourhood data to give an indication of their accuracy. The 95% confidence interval for the Glasgow and/or Scotland comparison line has been removed due to the size of the population. This resulted in the confidence interval sitting on the data line making it unreadable. The x-axes of the life expectancy graphs give the mid-year for each life expectancy estimate e.g. 2020 represents the life expectancy estimate for the period 2018-2022.
  6. A notes and definitions document providing further information on the variables presented in the profile can be found in the Profiles section of the Understanding Glasgow website: https://www.understandingglasgow.com/profiles/neighbourhood-profiles.