Polish Residents in Scotland

 

A Statistical  Sourcebook based on the Census of Scotland 1861-2001

 

Edited by

Jim Lipka

 

 

 

Section 1 -  Regional Distribution of Poles in Scotland

Part 2: 1951 - 2001

 

 

Polish Born Residents in the Regions of Scotland: 1951 - 2001
 

  1951   1961   1971   1981   1991   2001  
Region M F M F M F M F M F M F
                         
Borders 454 47 243 32 220 30 170 36 117 43 58 31
                         
Central 741 65 632 67 565 70 471 64 306 65 171 58
                         
Dumfries & Galloway 285 13 138 10 115 10 96 13 69 17 41 16
                         
Fife 1190 104 1011 106 735 105 564 105 337 86 221 77
                         
Grampian 429 49 320 32 280 40 209 37 166 57 102 62
                         
Highland 237 21 190 27 145 20 125 27 97 32 53 22
                         
Lothian 1622 404 1394 318 1160 305 901 264 572 233 324 272
                         
Strathclyde 2061 341 1802 408 1435 350 1036 302 659 260 415 278
                         
Tayside 952 110 875 118 745 130 518 139 335 125 187 111
                         
Orkney 9 0 7 0 5 0 2 0 4 0 3 0
                         
Shetland 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
                         
Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1
                         

1951 Census of Scotland: Vol. 3, Table 37.
1961 Census of Scotland: County Reports, Table 10.
1971 Census of Scotland: County Reports, Table 13.
1981 Census of Scotland: Region Reports, Vol. 2, Table 51.
1991 Census of Scotland: Part 1, Vol. 1, Table 7.
2001 Census of Scotland: Published on Internet

Notes

a - Figures for 1951 given for alien Poles only.

b - Figures for 1951 - 1971 were given for the old Counties, and have been adjusted to fit the Regions as they existed at the time of the 1981 and 1991 Censuses.

c - No specific figures were given for Poles in the counties of Banff, Bute, Berwick, Caithness, Kincardine, Kirkudbright, Orkney, Peebles, Sutherland, Wigton, or Zetland for 1961.  The total number of Poles in these counties in 1961 was 249.  Their distribution between these counties for 1961 has been estimated on the basis of the changes 1951/1971.

d - Figures for 2001 were given for the new Councils and have been adjusted to fit the Regions as they existed  at the time of the 1981 and 1991 Censuses.
 

 

 

 

 

Polish Born Residents in the Regions of Scotland, 1951 - 2001 (Percentages)
 

  1951   1961   1971   1981   1991   2001  
Region M F M F M F M F M F M F
  % % % % % % % % % % % %
                         
Borders 5.7 4.1 3.7 2.8 4.1 2.8 4.2 3.6 4.4 4.7 3.7 3.3
                         
Central 9.2 5.7 9.6 5.9 10.4 6.5 11.1 6.5 11.3 7.1 10.9 6.2
                         
Dumfries & Galloway 3.6 1.1 2.1 0.9 2.1 0.9 2.3 1.3 2.6 1.8 2.6 1.7
                         
Fife 14.8 9 15.3 9.4 13.6 9.8 13.8 10.6 13.9 9.3 14 8.3
                         
Grampian 5.4 4.3 4.8 2.8 5.2 3.7 5.2 3.6 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.7
                         
Highland 3 1.8 2.9 2.4 2.7 1.9 3.1 2.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.4
                         
Lothian 20.2 35 21.1 28.1 21.2 28.5 22 26.7 21.2 25.3 20.6 29.3
                         
Strathclyde 25.7 29.5 27.3 36.1 26.5 32.7 25.8 30.5 24.4 28.3 26.3 29.9
                         
Tayside 11.9 9.5 13.2 10.4 13.8 12.1 12.4 14 12.4 13.7 11.9 11.9
                         
Orkney 0.1 * 0.1 * 0.1 * * * 0.1 * 0.2 *
                         
Shetland * * * * * * * 0.1 * * * 0.1
                         
Western Isles * * * * * * * 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
                         

* = <0.1%
See sources and notes for previous table.

 

 

 

 

Percentage Distribution of the Population between the Regions of Scotland, 1981,
for the Total Population, all Foreign Born Residents and Polish Born Residents.
 

  Total Pop All Non UK Polish Born
Region % % %
 
Borders 1.9 1.7 4.1
 
Central 5.2 4.5 10.5
 
Dumfries & Galloway 2.8 2 2.1
 
Fife 6.5 5.8 13.2
 
Grampian 9.2 10.6 4.8
 
Highland 3.7 3.4 3
 
Lothian 14.4 18.3 22.9
 
Strathclyde 47.2 44.6 26.3
 
Tayside 7.6 8.2 12.9
 
Orkney 0.4 0.2 *
 
Shetland 0.5 0.4 *
 
Western Isles 0.6 0.3 *

1981 Census of Scotland: Region Reports, Vol. 2, Table 51.

* = <0.1%

 

 

 

Polish Born Residents in the Regions & Island Areas of Scotland, 1981 - 1991.
Detailed breakdown by Region.

  1981 1981 1991 1991
Region M F M F
 
Borders 170 36 117 43
Berwickshire 17 5 10 5
Etterick & Lauderdale 78 16 54 23
Roxburgh 42 6 29 5
Tweeddale 33 9 24 10
 
Central 471 64 306 65
Clackmannan 100 14 63 13
Falkirk 259 37 180 33
Stirling 112 13 63 19
 
Dumfries & Galloway 96 13 69 17
Annandale & Eskdale 29 3 21 4
Nithsdale 46 6 33 8
Stewarty 9 1 8 2
Wigtown 12 3 7 3
 
Fife 564 105 337 86
Dunfermline 153 28 101 19
Kirkaldy 302 54 199 51
North-East Fife 109 23 77 16
 
Grampian 209 37 166 57
Aberdeen City 81 19 67 27
Banff & Buchan 44 6 42 12
Gordon 19 3 11 6
Kincardine & Deeside 22 5 18 7
Moray 43 4 28 5
 
Highland 125 27 97 32
Badenoch & Strathspey 5 3 1 2
Caithness 8 2 12 2
Inverness 40 7 28 9
Lochaber 10 4 5 2
Nairn 7 0 7 1
Ross & Cromarty 49 10 40 11
Skye & Lochalsh 3 0 3 3
Sutherland 3 1 1 2
 
Lothian 901 264 572 233
East Lothian 120 10 80 6
Edinburgh City 537 218 341 189
Midlothian 145 18 90 14
West Lothian 99 18 61 24
 
Strathclyde 1036 302 659 260
Argyll & Bute 22 6 20 4
Bearsden & Milngavie 32 6 21 8
Clydebank 14 2 13 2
Cumbernauld & Kilsyth 18 4 11