1. Introduction
This page has also been put together to signpost you to sources of official statistics. All the sources detailed here are available to the public.
2. Official Statistics
2.1. Statistics.gov.scot
The Scottish Government publishes statistics on a wide range of subjects, from health, education, housing, crime and many more. Explore and download over 250 datasets.
2.2 Scotland’s Census Results Online
The General Register Office for Scotland publishes census information.
Here you can view Census 2011 data. This comes under a range of topics:
- Education
- Ethnicity, Identity, Language and Religion
- Health
- Housing and Accommodation
- Labour Market
- Population and Households
- Transport
2.3. The National Records of Scotland
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) publishes a range of demographic statistics. These include information on:
- Mid Year Estimates (published for Local Authorities and Health Boards). Mid Year Estimates are published for individual age cohorts of males, females, and all people.
- Small Area Population Estimates (published for data zones across Scotland). Small Area Population Estimates are published for five-year age cohorts of males, females, and all people.
- Settlement Estimates: From time to time, GROS produce Settlement Estimates. The most recent of these were derived on the 2006-based Mid Year Estimates / Small Area Estimates. The GROS defines a settlement as having a population of 500 residents or more.
- Population projections(published for local authorities and health boards). Data published include projections for individual age cohorts of males, females, and all people. Household projections
- Vital Events data (which includes information about numbers of births and deaths, and causes of death) for local authority areas.
2.4. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation aims to identify the most deprived areas across Scotland. The most recent version of the SIMD (SIMD 2020) was published in January 2020.
Information published on the Scottish Government’s website includes:
- Background to the SIMD
- Methodology
- General report
- Interactive mapping tool
- Detailed data tables
- Analysis, including analysis for individual local authorities.
2.5. NOMIS
NOMIS is a source of labour market statistics. It includes data from datasets on population, employment, unemployment, qualifications, earnings, benefit claimants and businesses.
NOMIS produces summary reports for local authority areas, which are updated whenever new data are released. Users can access the report for Argyll and Bute.
NOMIS also provides an interactive tool for enabling user-defined downloads, wherein users can select geographies, dates and variables for themselves.
2.6. Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO)
ScotPHO supports the development of public health information.
ScotPHO provide some useful background information on their website about different types of health-related data that are ‘out there’, and their advantages and disadvantages.
ScotPHO also provide data for intermediate geography areas within each Community Health Partnership.
3. Council information
The council also holds information which you find useful. We have collated a table of relevant information and council officers responsible some information:
3.1. Community Planning Partnership Data
- Annual Performance Information
- Place Standard tool data
Responsible Officer: John McLuckie
3.2 Economic data
- Monthly Claimant Count
- Argyll and Bute in Numbers
- Argyll and Bute Area Profiles
- Tourism data
Responsible officer: James Paterson
3.3 Housing data
- Housing management information
- Housing Need and Demand Assessment
- Household Survey
Responsible officer: Kelly Ferns
3.4 Equalities and Fairness
- EQSIA and Socio-Economic Impact
Responsible Officer: Chris Carr