Colonsay and Oronsay Parish : Population Statistics

Created: 1861   Abolished: 1975

These simple graphs compare Colonsay with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Percentage aged under 15 1911 Over the last 150 years, the proportion of children has dropped steadily. In general, areas whose p…
Percentage aged 15-64 1911 This is the age group we treat as 'working age' although the definition has changed over time. C…
Percentage Aged over 65 1911 The proportion of the population aged over 65 was close to 5% in all censuses from 1851 to 1911, bu…
Rate of Population Change (% over previous 10 years) 1871 to 1931 We only present the rate of population growth where we can be sure that changes do not result simpl…
Population Density (Persons per Acre) 1881 to 1951 Our figures for the area of units as measured in acres are always numbers that were listed in cens…

We hold these detailed statistics for Colonsay, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Age, Sex & Marital Status data in 5-year bands to age 100 1911 Sex (2)
Marital Status (4)
Age in five-year bands to age 100 (21)
Age & Sex Structure data in 5-year bands to age 100 1911 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 100 (21)
Age & Sex Structure data in single years under 5 1911 Sex (2)
Marital Status (4)
Age in single years between birth & 5 (5)
Age & Sex Structure data in single years under 5 1911 Sex (2)
Age in single years between birth & 5 (5)
Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up 1911 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 85 (20)
Age Structure data in 5-year bands to age 100 1911 Age in five-year bands to age 100 (21)
Age Structure data in single years under 5 1911 Age in single years between birth & 5 (5)
Area (acres) 1881 to 1951 Area (acres) (1)
Males & Females 1871 to 1951 Sex (2)
Males & Females (20 years earlier) 1951 Sex (2)
Population Change 1871 to 1971 Population Change (2)
Total Population 1861 to 1971 Total Population (4)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.