Population
February 2008
Table 1: Strachur District Population Trends
| YEAR | POPULATION | YEAR | POPULATION |
| 1801 |
1097 | 1921 | 781 |
| 1811 | 1129 | 1931 | 686 |
| 1821 | 1204 | 1951 | 796 |
| 1831 | 1083 | 1961 | 1032 |
| 1841 | 1086 | 1991 | 816 |
| 1851 | 915 | 2001 | 824* |
| 1901 | 734 | ||
| 1911 | 700 | ||
| Source: Census 2001, Strachur District Profile 2002 | |||
Comment:
The 2001 census data were aggregated by post code areas to get the listed parish population figures. The whole of Loch Eck was included as being in Strachur whereas the parish boundary is at Whistlefield, half way down the loch.
*The figure of 824 for 2001 is therefore over estimated and should be about 774. This mistake would not have been made in the earlier censuses where the actual parish boundaries would have been used.
Table 2: Population by Key Age Groups for the Strachur District
| Age | Male | Female | Both sexes | For comparison % | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Numer | % | Argyll & Bute | Scotland | |
| 0-15 | 70 | 17.2 | 62 | 15.0 | 132 | 16.0 | 18.7 | 19.2 |
| 16-19 | 19 | 4.6 | 8 | 1.9 | 27 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| 20-34 | 44 | 10.7 | 46 | 11.1 | 90 | 10.9 | 16.7 | 20.0 |
| 35-49 | 74 | 18.0 | 91 | 22.0 | 165 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 22.1 |
| 50-59 | 76 | 18.5 | 62 | 15.0 | 138 | 16.7 | 14.2 | 12.6 |
| 60-64 | 36 | 8.8 | 37 | 8.9 | 73 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| 65-74 | 56 | 13.7 | 66 | 15.9 | 122 | 14.8 | 10.0 | 8.8 |
| 75+ |
35 | 8.5 | 42 | 10.2 | 77 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 7.1 |
| TOTAL | 410 | 48.9% | 414 | 50.2% | 824 | 100% | 91,306 | 5,062,011 |
Source: 2001 Census
Comment:
Comparisons are shown above between the combined Strachur and Strathlachlan parishes, Argyll and Bute and Scotland as a whole. There are no comparable statistics available within identical boundaries from previous years to enable trends to be ascertained. This statistical information, whilst the most recent available, is six years old at the time of this report.
Strategic Issues
It is difficult to make comparisons with historical data, given the differences in baseline information, which used varying geographical boundaries.
It is safe to say however that Strachur and district has a significantly larger proportion of people over 50 years than the average for Argyll and Bute. There is a particularly marked difference in the 65-74 year old age bracket, where Strachur and District has a population almost half again as large in relative terms than the Argyll and Bute average. These comparisons are even more marked when compared to the Scotland figures.
This may have implications for healthcare, the local labour pool and the primary school viability, amongst other things, in future. It may also have employment opportunity benefits in such as garden maintenance and care services.