Understanding Scottish Places

Rosyth, Fife

Population 13,303

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Rosyth is in Fife. The town is dominated by the Royal Dockyard and cruise ship and freight port. It originated as a garden city and port for Dunfermline in 1909. Housing was built for dockyard workers. A naval base operated until 1994. The dockyard was privatised and operated by Babcock International. A recent business park Rosyth Europarc is attracting new business to Rosyth (including intelligent Finance and Royal Bank of Scotland).

In large towns such as this, this population includes older people, some still in work often in less well paid sectors. It also includes a significant inactive population, some in poorer health. There is a higher proportion of single households and car ownership is lower.

Rosyth is an interdependent to dependent town.

Its most similar towns are Kilsyth, and Leven.

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Inter-relationships

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Interdependent
Independent

Number of jobs

4
Type average 3

Diversity of jobs

-4
Type average -3

Distance travelled to work

2
Type average -1

Number of public sector jobs

-2
Type average -2

Number of hospitals

-6
Type average -4

Number of GP's and dentists

-2
Type average -1

Number of children in primary schools

-2
Type average -1

Number of children in secondary schools

-6
Type average -5

Distance travelled to study

4
Type average 1

Number of shops

-2
Type average 1

Diversity of retail offer

0
Type average -1

Number of charities

Type average -1
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
Rosyth 17.87755855 25.35496957 11.50654619 25.43794947 19.82297621

Commercial

Distance travelled to study

  At home Up to 5km 5 to 10km 10 to 30km 30km and over
Rosyth 2.894084041193716 12.079981958956626 1.029842892580621 1.187702022100278 0.6239194166729309

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