CENSUS 2001 SCOTLAND: GAELIC LANGUAGE – INTERCENSAL CHANGE

CENSUS 2001 SCOTLAND: GAELIC LANGUAGE – INTERCENSAL CHANGE

Table 5: Areas with Intercensal Increase in Gaelic Speakers 1991 - 2001

Area	Gaelic spks	Speak, read & write G.	Read, write not spk G.	Spk, rd, wrt +understand	Understand, but not spk	Understand as % spkrs
Aberdeen Ct	1,420	1,714	294	2,554	1,134	77.9
Angus	488	583	95	934	446	91.4
Clackmannan	303	349	46	517	214	70.4
Dundee City	645	833	188	1,295	650	100.8
East Lothian	337	429	92	690	353	104.7
East Renfrew	590	664	74	1,015	425	72.0
Edinburgh Ct	3,132	3,995	863	6,022	2,890	92.3
Falkirk	527	632	105	1,063	536	101.7
Midlothian	246	314	68	501	255	103.7
Perth & Kinr	1,453	1,727	274	2,480	1,027	70.7
Stirling	948	1,101	153	1,587	639	67.4
West Lothian	573	726	153	1,155	582	101.6
Total:	10,662	13,067	2,405	19,813	9,151	85.8

Table 6: Areas with Decrease of Gaelic Speakers Less than National Rate (88.9%)

Abdeenshire	875	1,088	213	1,843	968	110.6
E, Ayrshire	369	438	69	730	361	97.8
E. Dumbartn	893	1,001	108	1,496	603	67.5
Glasgow Cit	5,731	6,576	845	9,941	4,210	73.5
Inverclyde	413	508	95	809	396	95.9
Moray	460	561	101	929	469	102.0
N. Ayrshire	559	684	125	1,103	544	97.3
N. Lanarks	1,018	1,212	194	2,046	1,028	101.0
Orkney Is.	92	106	14	172	80	87.0
Renfrewshire	989	1,139	150	1,842	853	86.2
Shetland Is.	96	110	14	183	87	90.6
Total:	11,495	13,423	1,928	21,094	9,599	83.5

Table 7: Areas with Decrease of Gaelic Speakers Greater than Natnl Rate (88.9%)

Argyll & Bt	4,168	4,618	450	6,515	2,347	56.3
Dumfrs & G	450	585	135	969	519	115.3
Eilean Siar	15,723	16,049	326	18,423	2,700	17.2
Fife	1,108	1,438	330	2,426	1,318	119.0
Highland	12,669	13,585	916	18,363	5,694	44.9
Sc Borders	377	499	122	820	443	117.5
S. Ayrshire	423	514	91	816	393	92.9
S. Lanarks	1,079	1,302	223	2,157	1,078	99.9
W. Dumbtn	498	594	96	1,000	502	100.8
Total:	36,495	39,184	2,689	51,489	14.994	41.1
Scotland:	58,652	65,674	7,022	92,396	33,744	57.5

Source: GROS 2003 Census 2001 Registrar General’s Report to Sc Parliament, Table 10