Understanding Scottish Places

Calderbank, North Lanarkshire

Population 1,569

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Calderbank in North Lanarkshire was built as a company village to house workers in the iron and steel industry in the 19th century. Production ceased in the 1930s.

In this, and similar small towns, people experience more challenging circumstances with higher rates of unemployment, poorer health, lack of a car, lower levels of education and lower social grades than other groups. A higher proportion live in social rented housing. There is a higher proportion of single person households and lone parents.

Calderbank is an interdependent to dependent town.

Its most similar towns are Ardersier, Cowie, Douglas, and High Valleyfield, Low Valleyfield and Culross.

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Inter-relationships

Dependent
Interdependent
Independent

Number of jobs

-6
Type average -2

Diversity of jobs

-2
Type average -1

Distance travelled to work

4
Type average 0

Number of public sector jobs

0
Type average 1

Number of hospitals

-6
Type average -6

Number of GP's and dentists

-6
Type average -3

Number of children in primary schools

4
Type average 1

Number of children in secondary schools

-6
Type average -6

Distance travelled to study

2
Type average -1

Number of shops

0
Type average 0

Diversity of retail offer

-4
Type average -4

Number of charities

Type average 0
Dependent
Interdependent
Independent

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Public

Education (% all people aged 16 and over)

  No education Standard grade or equivalent Higher grade or equivalent HNC, HND, SVQ4 Degree or higher degree
Calderbank 27.38001574 20.69236821 10.14948859 25.33438238 16.44374508

Commercial

Distance travelled to study

  At home Up to 5km 5 to 10km 10 to 30km 30km and over
Calderbank 4.588910133843212 13.001912045889101 1.2746972594008923 2.1669853409815167 0.25493945188017847

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