" /2H      !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~d 1 PRINT_AREA;;$&%L&"Arial,Bold"&8General Register Office for Scotland, Crown copyright 2005*Z'Table 1 Number of people aged 3 and over able to speak, read, write or understand 5' Gaelic by administrative area'Area of residence%^Speaks, reads or writes Gaelic<^Percentage of the population who speak, read or write^Speaks Gaelic ^Reads Gaelic ^Writes Gaelic^Understands Gaelic                    'Scotland `@ @  ٝ]? EUBq?  @ @   @ !@    (x @ "-  $@                     'Council areas                                       'Aberdeen City        $?  ω?   n          @     "-  Y 'Aberdeenshire    @    jr?   k?   w  k   A          "-   'Angus    G    {W?  D$?          {       "-   'Argyll & Bute  -       U@  $4@     H        d   "-  'Clackmannanshire % ]  !s? J?    /            "-                      'Dumfries & Galloway > I  *M%'? &vL ?         m      "- 'Dundee City  A  1`t? W?  O     w  ;       "- 'East Ayrshire    3? @ /A?  z q            "- M'East Dunbartonshire    6 ^? $?   }    S        "- 'East Lothian g   *f? eD&?  B Q            "-                      'East Renfrewshire R   Yq6? %*?   N    _       T "- x'Edinburgh, City of    Hz? m[\?   <      m    ,  "- 'Eilean Siar M >  9jEQ@ xN+O@  ZL k=    ^8  :/    -( # "- A'Falkirk # x  ~&p? IV?              0 "- a 'Fife W   ;]袦? 7?   T    9      j p "- e                     'Glasgow City    ? |G?   c    B        "-  'Highland ; 5  ,.@ υ2@  y9 }1    "  $      "- >'Inverclyde    iFN? ?         '      "- 'Midlothian  :  $l)(?  t^8m?       ~      ^  "-  'Moray    1    q(yr?  ϸ&W?        !  q      "-   ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !  !  !  !  !  ! ! ! !"'North Ayrshire " " " "7? "Ƹv3? " "T "/  "  "V  "  "  " "J """- "v#'North Lanarkshire #{ # # #\l?? #rc:O ? # #. #  #  #  #  #  #y #Y ##"- #$'Orkney Islands $b $j $ $FpĖ? $Pe$? $ $\ $\  $  $0  $P  $  $ $7 $$"- $%'Perth & Kinross %  % % %fK? %p4  ? % %{ %  %  %  %  %  % %U %%"- %&'Renfrewshire &C &s & & @OPQ? &? & & &  &  &N  &  &  & &  &&"- &  ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '  '  '  '  '  ' ' ' '('Scottish Borders ( ( ( (M? (? ( ( (y  (  (  (P  (  ( ( (("- ({)'Shetland Islands )q )n ) )N91? )q 3 39jEQ@ 3xN+O@ 3 3ZL 3k=  3  3^8  3:/  3  3-( 3# 33"- 3A4'Skye & Lochalsh 4 4W 4 4`$YtE@ 4nA@ 4 4k 4  4  4E  4!  4  4 4 44"- 45'Rest of Highland 5( 5$ 5 5&Ú@ 5tn@ 5 5' 5!  5  5u  5  5  5' 5 55"- 5%-$6' (excluding Skye & Lochalsh) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  6  6  6  6  6 6 6 67'Argyll & Bute 7- 7  7 7 U@ 7$4@ 7 7  7H  7  7  7  7  7 7d 77"- 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  8  8  8  8  8 8 8 89'Other Main Gaelic Areas 95 9Z 9 9~bSL @ 9  @ 9 9 9  9  9  9"  9  9 9 99"- 9u 9 9 9:'Rest of Scotland :Do :dw : :ʒ`? :Үht? : :e :b  :  :<  :O  :  :k- :9 ::"- :%@ : ; < = > > > > >  >  >  >  >  > > > > > ? ? ? ? ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? ? ? ? ? ? ?p@'Table 2A Number of people aged 3 and over with individual Gaelic language abilities in each Council area B'Council area of residenceB^Total people$B^Some Gaelic language ability1CB^Understands spoken Gaelic but cannot speak, read or write it& B^Speaks, reads and writes Gaelic1 B^Speaks but neither reads nor writes Gaelic/B^Speaks and reads but cannot write Gaelic1B^Reads but neither speaks nor writes Gaelic1B^Speaks and writes but does not read Gaelic-B^Other combinations of skills in Gaelic C C C C C C  C  C  C C C C C C C C C CE'Scotland EXRA ERA E E`@ E@ EE"- Ebh  E  E s  Ey  E  Ei EJ E E$ E E E E E E E? E EH E F F F F F F F  F  F  F  F  F F F F F F F F F F F F F FG'Aberdeen City GA G$ A G G G GG"- GH  G  G  G9  G  G G G Go G G Gg G G G G G G' GYH'Aberdeenshire Hh9 A H( A H H H3 HH"- H  H  H  H  H  H H* H HQ Hn H HU H H H H H H HC I'Angus In@ I`@ I I I II"- I_  I  I  I  I  I I I I+ I: I I# I= I I I I I I"J'Argyll & Bute J0@ J@@ J J- Js JJ"- Ji  J  Jh  J  J  JU J J J< J J J J  J J J) J Jy JK'Clackmannanshire K c@ K@ K K% K KK"- K  K  K~  K  K  K K| K K K K K K" K K K K K K L L L L L L L  L  L  L  L  L L L L L L L L L L L L L LM'Dumfries & Galloway MfA MЅA M M> M MM"- M  M  M  M  M  M M M M& M7 M M# Me M M M M M M"N'Dundee City NؕA NDA N N N NN"- N  N  N  Nn  N  N N N N2 N8 N N< N{ N N N N N NAO'East Ayrshire Oб@ O`n@ O O O OO"- O$  O  O  O  O  O O O O O7 O O O2 O O O O O OP'East Dunbartonshire P@ PР@ P P P PP"- P  P  P  P  P  P P4 P Pn Pe P P3 PH P P P P P P$Q'East Lothian Q@ Qp8@ Q Qg Q QQ"- Q  Q  Qy  Q  Q  Q Q Q Q Q$ Q Q QD Q Q Q Q Q Q R R R R R R R  R  R  R  R  R R R R R R R R R R R R R RS'East Renfrewshire Sp@ S0@ S SR S SS"- S_  S  S  S=  S  S S S SB SP S S& S5 S S S S S ST'Edinburgh, City of TA TLA T T T TT"- T  T  T  T  T  T T T TS Tp T T6 T T T T T T_ TU'Eilean Siar Uo Ud U UM UG UU"- UF  U  U'  U'#  U  U U@ U U U U Uf U U U U U UZ UV'Falkirk VA V!A V V# V' VV"- V  V  V  V  V  V# V V V3 V: V V VN V V V V V V W'Fife WA W|A W WW Wz WW"- W  W  W2  W   W  W W W W W W Wh W W W W W W* W^ X X X X X X X  X  X  X  X  X X X X X X X X X X X X X XY'Glasgow City Y!A YF!A Y Y Y& YY"- Y%  Y  Yt  Y  Y  Y Y& Y Yn Y Y Y Y' Y Y Y Y Yk Y&Z'Highland ZxA ZA Z Z; ZG ZZ"- Z  Z  Z   Z  Z  Z Z Z Z{ Z Z Zq ZF Z Z0 Z: Z Z ZN['Inverclyde [p*@ [@ [ [ [) [["- [-  [  [  [  [  [ [ [ [( [2 [ [ [6 [ [ [ [ [ [)\'Midlothian \@ \ @ \ \ \ \\"- \  \  \V  \s  \  \y \k \ \ \ \ \ \. \ \ \ \ \ \ ]'Moray ]@ ]@ ] ]  ] ]]"- ]p  ]  ]  ]  ]  ] ] ] ]/ ]? ] ]+ ]O ] ] ] ] ] ] ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^_'North Ayrshire _A _ A _ _ _O __"- _  _  _  _  _  _3 _ _ _K _; _ _' _L _ _ _ _ _ _1`'North Lanarkshire `A `4A ` `{ ` ``"- `B  `  `]  `  `  `n ` ` `` `e ` `4 `p ` ` ` ` ` `Ra'Orkney Islands aI a I a ab a aa"- aB  a  a  a6  a  a2 a a a a a a a a a a a a ab'Perth & Kinross b@ b @ b b  b bb"- b  b  bu  b  b  bs b b b b b bZ b b b b b b5 bMc'Renfrewshire cpZA ciA c cC c2 cc"- c  c  c  c  c  c cs c cn c} c cB cc c c c c c c3 d d d d d d d  d  d  d  d  d d d d d d d d d d d d d de'Scottish Borders e@|@ e@I@ e e e4 ee"- eA  e  e  e  e  e e e e$ e' e e# e_ e e e e e ef'Shetland Islands fDT fR f fq f ff"- fI  f  f3  f5  f  f- f f f f f f f f f f f f fg'South Ayrshire g@ g@ g g g0 gg"- g.  g  g  g  g  g g g g* g6 g g) gK g g g g g gh'South Lanarkshire h0A hA h h? hm hh"- hW  h  h  h  h  h h h hT hb h h\ h h h h h h# hDi'Stirling i@ i^@ i iy i3 ii"- i  i  i~  i  i  ie i i iR il i i+ it i i i i i i% j j j j j j j  j  j  j  j  j j j j j j j j j j j j j jk'West Dunbartonshire k@ k`@ k k k kk"- k  k  k  k  k  kw k k k7 k6 k k k7 k k k k k k)l'West Lothian lA lA l lX l ll"- l  l  l  l  l  l0 l l l3 lJ l l ld l l l l l l5 m m m m m m m m  m  m  m  m  m m m m m m m m m m m m m mn'1. In 1991, "Some Gaelic language ability" incorporated all people able to speak, read or write Gaelic. In 2001, it included people able to understand spoken Gaelic as well as those able to speak, read or write the language.ps'Table 2B - Number of people aged 3 and over with individual Gaelic language abilities in each Gaelic areau'Gaelic area of residenceu^Total people$u^Some Gaelic language ability1Cu^Understands spoken Gaelic but cannot speak, read or write it& u^Speaks, reads and writes Gaelic1 u^Speaks but neither reads nor writes Gaelic/u^Speaks and reads but cannot write Gaelic1u^Reads but neither speaks nor writes Gaelic1u^Speaks and writes but does not read Gaelic-u^Other combinations of skills in Gaelic v v v v v v  v  v  v v v v v v v v v vx'Scotland xXRA xRA x x`@ x@ xx"- xbh  x  x s  xy  x  xi xJ x x$ x x x x x x x? x xH x y y y y y y y  y  y  y  y  y y y y y y y y y y y y y yz'Eilean Siar zo zd z zM zG zz"- zF  z  z'  z'#  z  z z@ z z z z zf z z z z z zZ z{'Skye & Lochalsh { , {- { { { {{"- {  {  {  {B  {  { { { {6 {0 { {? {_ { { { { {E {Y|'Rest of Highland  |xA |AA | |( |3 ||"- |  |  |r  |  |  |9 | | |E |n | |2 | | | |) | | |$}' (excluding Skye & Lochalsh) } } } } } } }  }  }  }  }  } } } } } } } } } } } } } }~'Argyll & Bute ~0@ ~@@ ~ ~- ~s ~~"- ~i  ~  ~h  ~  ~  ~U ~ ~ ~< ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~) ~ ~y ~                              'Other Main Gaelic Areas Z c  5 r "-    g  h   * $  S Y  2 J      'Rest of Scotland @;QA @xcQA  Do j@ "- C   w*  2   &1 %$   D   H  r    #                          '1. In 1991, "Some Gaelic language ability" incorporated all people able to speak, read or write Gaelic. In 2001, it included people able to understand spoken Gaelic as well as those able to speak, read or ' write the language.              d'Table 3 Number of people aged 3 and over (and percentage of the population) speaking Gaelic H' in civil parishes in selected areas of Scotland1'Area / parish^People speaking Gaelic?^Percentage of population aged 3 and over speaking Gaelic    'Scotland @ @  9? xV&?     'Eilean Siar     'Civil Parishes      'Total ZL k=  WQ@ -9N@ 'Barra       GS@  "Q@ 'Barvas    F?qU@ $xR@ 'Harris E   f-rlT@ Z<yQ@ 'Lochs  I  qBS@ dLkZR>:@ ȤxL3@'Glenshiel ; "  k6k69@ 큍1@'Kilmuir    WÇLR@ ~qL@'Kintail _ O   5P:@ f.3@'Lochalsh  h  m۶m_5@ p3y#4@'Portree B    dE@ a3B@ 'Sleat 7 T  H_>G@ }J0E@'Snizort <    y;CJ@ ,E@ 'Strath `   :5rB@ VKP: =@     +'Highland (excluding Skye & Lochalsh)     'Civil Parishes      'Total ' !  ѝ@ T\3@'Abernethy and Kincardine     :T? u8~k? 'Alness ~ p  @ . @ 'Alvie    ]V F@ 5eMYS?'Applecross  e  uE]t?@ Nʧ2@'Ardclach    RQ? &?'Ardersier    l@ B [@'Ardgour P <  Š"R3@ a+@'Ardnamurchan    i38@ p>cp2@'Arisaig and Moidart  Y  xYF2@ ҿ(@ 'Assynt  A  rq+@ p&@'Auldearn    iV? 77? 'Avoch     {ž'@ AY@'Boleskine and Abertarff 4 #  Ӭ@ ߾W'@ 'Bower    y 5? ?'Canisbay    q? %i?#? 'Cawdor    q)`>?  Wak@ 'Clyne & !  *fTH@ xu@ 'Contin ?   bYD@ @'Creich (Highland) + *  @ ]/7@'Cromarty     6 @ ]*@%'Cromdale, Inverallan and Advie 7 4  @? ŹQ?'Croy and Dalcross ) G  4H4H @ s`K@'Daviot and Dunlichity 0 7  XKZ @ J5' @'Dingwall    A϶$$@ _@ 'Dores    W>@ {"ؿ$@'Dornoch  O  x @ P׏# @ 'Dunnet    5UC? QXJ?'Durness /   X3!*@ b:!@'Duthil and Rothiemurchus R 3  {@ (c D?'Edderton "   @O?@ <"h@'Eddrachillis e 8  L+@ n@ 'Farr  B  /-@ )@ 'Fearn > :   @ \#[# @'Fodderty [ t  ݢ@ ~F@'Gairloch  k  +P~7@ DaLT0@     6'Highland (excluding Skye & Lochalsh), continued     'Civil Parishes     'Glenelg (part)    wr5]'@ Ӷ&@'Golspie E 2  L'@ ׼@'Halkirk    m"? qGw?'Inverness and Bona k   Oi@  po@'Kildonan    ӫ @ hN?'Killearnan    9 2ܫ`@ 8p@'Kilmallie r   ?[!@ >c|^@'Kilmonivaig    Qu, @ >uV@'Kilmorack p D  Xs&@ 1j6y @'Kilmuir Easter    38@ O\[@'Kiltarlity and Convinth ) ;  }*b @ c1;`@'Kiltearn A >  Lh/@ ON@'Kincardine (Highland)    wp&Y+@ R|[j @'Kingussie and Insh c w  +@ ]tE@'Kirkhill " ;  uuu @ "G @'Knockbain e d  t)@ k̻@ 'Laggan     4o 4o@ )[@ 'Lairg 2   f@ X@'Latheron    ATq? U?]?'Lismore and Appin (part)  [  ='&@ ߧ`@'Lochbroom    9'@ ݈\&@'Lochcarron    ˊ2@ xm@OB1@'Logie Easter    IB@ c'vb'v@ 'Loth    q{@ /袋.@'Morvern 9 +  { %1@ 5wL +@'Moy and Dalarossie    fJ@ XR@ 'Nairn    PTV#@ VQ?'Nigg (Highland)    Kh/ @ L? 'Olrig    X PA? / g? 'Petty E K  ,/@ p* @ 'Reay    v\ ? ?'Resolis    '8b@ l|3v@ 'Rogart    J"> @ `A @'Rosemarkie ) B  M@ 'Rosskeen |   !{1[@ й 4@'Small Isles    \.2@ 01@ 'Tain    xT;-U @ +) @ 'Tarbat    }? ::@ 'Thurso u ^  pKH? PJ"? 'Tongue u _  τ?5@ [|-1@ 'Urquhart and Glenmoriston S G  88@ +c@ 'Urquhart and Logie Wester |   b@ jX@ 'Urray { i  ҟ@ ciH @ 'Watten    ON? a? 'Wick [   BDH? 1\x?    'Argyll and Bute    'Civil Parishes     'Total   H  0@ -z3@'Ardchattan and Muckairn    t! "@ O%@'Arrochar %   TɄ0t@  @'Bonhill (part)      'Campbeltown  _  Y    ލ?  e5Ώ? 'Cardross (part)  (  ,    I(?  K? 'Coll        =<.@  JG (@ 'Colonsay and Oronsay        RyY'<@  d l7@ 'Craignish        SRR?  |{@'Dunoon and Kilmun  r  ~F? aJg@'Gigha and Cara    VH*@ sHM,@'Glassary    9氚@  @'Glenorchy and Inishail : 1  H`@ {ol@'Inveraray  )  1 @ Y@@'Inverchaolain    [? UUUUUU@ 'Jura %   fy3@ __%@ 'Kilbrandon and Kilchattan W   ]tE%@ ~G~G@     !'Argyll and Bute, continued     'Civil Parishes     'Kilcalmonell 1 4  ,O"Ӱ @ YÜ= @'Kilchoman *   c>DF@ U<@'Kilchrenan and Dalavich    V9@ @mKz @'Kildalton |   gFI@@ ܱ.7@'Kilfinan    y{,@ | g?!'Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon [ ;   <ݚ,@  g !@'Killarow and Kilmeny   b  ʳ榯0@@ Jfg7@ 'Killean and Kilchenzie        C4T2@  ĵb?!'Kilmartin ! ! ! !,O"Ӱ @ !~@ @"'Kilmodan " " " "? " G??#'Kilmore and Kilbride # #j # #4 e}3&@ #U"@$'Kilninian and Kilmore $ $ $ $qOJ,@ $ROoz*@%'Kilninver and Kilmelfort % % % %$I$I@ %@&'Kingarth & & & &818? &Nozӛ? ''Luss ' ' ' 'Cc}@ '1@('Lismore and Appin (part) (R (Z ( (Gr,@ (8-@!)'Lochgoilhead and Kilmorich )! ) ) )NN@ )^ڕ] @*'North Bute * * * *B(? *1DRq?+'North Knapdale + + + +5P^@ +AAAAAA@ ,'Rhu , , , ,p} ? ,~b?-'Rosneath - -' - -f/hJ? -?.'Rothesay .< .B . .S? .Im?/'Saddell and Skipness /$ / / /JL%@ /խ7g@0'South Knapdale 0t 0H 0 0222222@ 0&W+ @1'Southend 1 1 1 1zX=? 1v\ ?2'Strachur 2 2 2 2J%@ 2KeDP?3'Strathlachlan 3 3 3 3Ws@ 3VUUUUU? 4'Tiree 4 4o 4 4'L@ 47MH@5'Torosay 5 5n 5 5xxxxxx5@ 59 $0@ 6 6 6 6 6+7'Perth & Kinross (selected parishes1) 7 7 7 7 78'Civil Parishes 8 8 8 8 8 9'Total 9 9 9 9o2@ 9+W}Y @:'Blair Atholl : : : :IW0 @ :AYy@ ;'Dull ;W ;z ; ;4@ ;-----m@<'Dunkeld and Dowally < < < <~@ <?pJ @='Fortingall = =- = = @ =af@>'Kenmore (part) >% > > >z՟b@ >t6@$?'Kirkmichael (Perth & Kinross) ? ? ? ?ܶm۶m @ ? G??@'Little Dunkeld @7 @D @ @@ @Taeh@A'Logierait A2 A' A A@ A @ B'Moulin B} BA B B,~:@ BUG@ C'Weem C C C Cpp@ CF@@ D D D D D$E'Stirling (selected parishes1) E E E E EF'Civil Parishes F F F F F G'Total G G G Gߘ @ G&f @H'Aberfoyle H H H HMt? Hhȳ]@I'Balquhidder I I I Iii@ IIݗV@J'Buchanan J J J J8M@ J +@K'Callander KS Kq K Kw@ K'T @L'Kenmore (part) L L L L@ Ltj@ M'Killin M6 M7 M M~5&@ MLϺ@ N N N N N*O'North Ayrshire (selected parishes1) O O O O OP'Civil Parishes P P P P P Q'Total Q^ Q] Q Ql3O? Q8L2l?R'Cumbrae R R R R[? Rr ?S'Kilbride S; S: S S샲? SK`?T'Kilmory T T T TɬJH"? TlӬ? U U U U U V V V VW'Rest of Scotland We Wb W W2P/ު? WY{_v? X X X XlY'1. Parishes selected are the ones in the "Other Main Gaelic Areas" as defined throughout this report. Y Y Y YT^'Table 4 Gaelic language ability by age, sex and Gaelic area (all ages), 2001`'Gaelic area, sex and age`^Total people`^No knowledge of Gaelic$`^Any Gaelic language knowledge`^Speaks Gaelic8 `^Understands spoken Gaelic but cannot speak Gaelic- `^Other combinations of skills in Gaelic: `^Percentage of people who have some Gaelic knowledge  ab'Scotland  b  c d'People d d d d d d d d  d  d  d  de'All ages e^OSA e e@FRA e e @ e e @ e  er  e  ez e< |? f f f f f f f f  f  f  f  f g'0-2 gxA g gțA g gv g g= g  g  g  gF g> e? h'3-4 h)@ h h0@ h h h he h  h  h  h hp Fn? i`@ iA i i$A i i i i i  i  i  iZ iheŲ? j jشA j jgA j jH j j j  j  j  j ju? k'15-19 kd]A k kA k k, k k k  k{  k  k knd{u? l'20-24 lL0A l lA l l l l l  l  l  lS l5P|? m'25-44 mE6A m mC26A m md m m8 m  m$  m  m mBF? n'45-64 n$2A n nY~2A n nf n nA n  nn  n  n ns o(@ o'65-74 oD9A o oA o o) o o9 o  o  o  o o L@p'75 and over pLA p p|KA p p& p p p  pb  p  p p6q:@ q q q q q q q q  q  q  q  q r'Males r r r r r r r r  r  r  r  rs'All ages sBA s sr7BA s s@@ s sk s  s8  s  s  s] -*jy? t t t t t t t t  t  t  t  t u'0-2 uB@ u u(@ u u u u u  u  u  u u"¢Y? v'3-4 v@ v v@ v v v v/ v  v  v  v v*nH? w`@ w0+A w w`A w wZ w w: w  w  w  w, w6L -? x xx6A x xA x x x xM x  x]  x  xj x`ct? y'15-19 y8A y yPcA y y= y y y  y  y  ys y_3? z'20-24 z-A z zA z zC z z z  z  z  z z#y? {'25-44 {%A { {%A { {23 { {W {  {&  {  { { 9? |'45-64 |"A | |"A | ||4 | |! |  |7  |  |/ |hoɸ@ }'65-74 }kA } }A } } } } }  }:  }  } }[4+r@~'75 and over ~0@ ~ ~@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~=  ~  ~ ~_W@                'Females                'All ages DA  CA  @  z   9     ,h|~?                 '0-2 p,@  @           . \!? '3-4 `U@  @    6        i! ? `@ RA  A    ~       . 3?  83A  A  4  E   n     !Ѱ? '15-19 A  A           | YΑ? '20-24 2A  A            "ݚk8? '25-44 rF'A  &A  0  L        6(7? '45-64 G#A  ("A  O2     7    W rN@ '65-74 A  (R A    r   Q     6uw@'75 and over  A   A  I  ?   %     ۄ+@                'Eilean Siar                                 'People                'All ages g    H  =       [ G|Q@                 '0-2       w   w     >n?@ '3-4   :       N     ҈ tD@ `@      `          ;GUK@    9           # } Q@ '15-19   /             "N@ '20-24               N?0N@ '25-44       s         W;0P@ '45-64   b    s        hR@ '65-74   ~    o        AխtU@'75 and over           a     aV@                 'Males                'All ages 3     #  i       - k,/Q@                 '0-2     q  5   ;     tT=@ '3-4     g  >   )     D@ `@   `    M   c     k|9K@    -  Z     t     P@ '15-19   I    F   k     +L@ '20-24 u         u     N@ '25-44   h  S  e        >m,P@ '45-64 q      d         TI-R@ '65-74     7     N     f7U@'75 and over ^  f       &     A V@                'Females                'All ages l4    %  y       . _۟R@                 '0-2 q    ~  B   <     +QA@ '3-4     x  R   %     T21ZE@ `@   M    I   d     ڂNb-L@  s     g     f     ! iQ@ '15-19       s   `     $P@ '20-24     6     W     iiiiiiM@ '25-44   .              rP@ '45-64   q             ϼR@ '65-74          F     ʴsfU@'75 and over          ;     ZWhV@                'Skye & Lochalsh                                 'People                'All ages h/  X            R +6)E@                 '0-2 j  A  )          mLJ &@ '3-4     <  /        ;4@ `@     &     (     C@  P  V       >     萚`M@ '15-19   b  a  "   6      s@H@ '20-24       n   B     GXieC@ '25-44 s    V     h     R1~ojA@ '45-64 e    l  8        e R8=D@ '65-74 A    ,     C     "K}+I@'75 and over   m    ?   C     kO@                 'Males                'All ages I      i   $      yD@                 '0-2               qq@ '3-4   p  "          4iҤI7@ `@       z        xB@            $     GwM@ '15-19 q              18E@ '20-24     c  6   +     ؉ C@ '25-44     >  m        kB@ '45-64                VC@ '65-74          !     ֪AbI@'75 and over z              [kO@                'Females                'All ages     c  J       2 |ŇE@                 '0-2               -@ '3-4   s            *͋?p2@ `@ i              t:D@                O̓M@ '15-19 R               a"AL@ '20-24   {  Q  8        ZZZZZC@ '25-44 ]  E    k        8s@@ '45-64               6":D@ '65-74 N  #  +      "     IݗVI@'75 and over {      p   +     Q( BP@                4'Rest of Highland (excluding Skye & Lochalsh)                                 'People                'All ages PA  8cA  C4  "        خz52@                 '0-2 u    o  *   @     `4#]? '3-4 e         =     `r$@ `@  0  -  !     \     {ޱ@  2  g/    r         ,@ '15-19 ,  )            M^eh@ '20-24 ;%  ]#    .        ܠ!@ '25-44 j@   @  %         { :Vx@ '45-64 @   @  j     3    w A闬@ '65-74 G  @       C    *  #@'75 and over 7  0            1~O6'@                 'Males                'All ages @  @    v        E# X@                 '0-2     .          a]#? '3-4 .    l  M         b@ `@ k  o       *     NM @  a    e     A      j%@ '15-19   y       L     d@ '20-24   1    l   N      ɴH@ '25-44 f  a  g     E    : L@ '45-64 Ng  _  O  }       B 'ƖL@ '65-74 v!  i             ;!<"@'75 and over     F          HY&@                'Females                'All ages @  @  \          X@                 '0-2 s  2  A     *     =k˽@ '3-4 7    ]  >        Uc@ `@          %        2     )"VO@    #    k        X    K     bGw{@ '15-19          }    /    B      6~Z@ '20-24  F    ,            L      'NA@ '25-44  el    e                A :َ4S@ '45-64 yh  ^`    C       5 Y@ '65-74 0&  ""       ;     4yU<%@'75 and over #  "  c     ;     طH(@                'Argyll & Bute                                 'People                'All ages J@  @    Z        N=@                 '0-2 F  (            FK>@? '3-4     .           Ob@ `@     &     -     ͧ@                ! #~&@ '15-19   p  W     X     l;@ '20-24 0      \   N     \þ@ '25-44 _  ![    z       T #P^N @ '45-64 `  Y           N @#O@ '65-74 #      W          T#@ '75 and over      g                ! ʼM(@ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !  !  !  !  ! "'Males " " " " " " " "  "  "  "  "#'All ages #@ # #`~@ # #Z # # #  #  #  #{ #?@ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $  $  $  $  $ %'0-2 %7 % %- % % % % %  %  %  % %Q_T? &'3-4 &  & & & & & & &  &  &  & &GZ<@ '`@ '$ ' ' ' ' ' 'f '  '  '  ' '_@ ( (w ( (j ( (  ( ( (  (:  (  (  (y~AT"@ )'15-19 )w ) ) ) ) ) )R )  ),  )  ) )B@ *'20-24 * * * * *X * *# *  */  *  * *Y-[@ +'25-44 +B1 + +/ + +B + + +  +  +  +$ +U@ ,'45-64 ,/ , ,+ , , , ,K ,  ,J  ,  ,$ ,*MUY@ -'65-74 -x - - - -y - - -  -k  -  -  -4=^!@.'75 and over . . .T . .] . . .  .Y  .  . .lޖ)@ / / / / / / / /  /  /  /  /0'Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0  0  01'All ages 1@ 1 1@ 1 17 1 1I 1  1K  1  1 1Z`Y@ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2  2  2 3'0-2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3  3  3 3^d޵? 4'3-4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  4  4  4 4IݗV@ 5`@ 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  5  5  5 5oX@ 6 6 6 6 6 6} 6 6 6  6T  6  6 6\*@ 7'15-19 7P 7 7z 7 7 7 7 7  7,  7  7  7 !@ 8'20-24 8! 8 8 8 8Y 8 89 8  8  8  8 88p@ 9'25-44 9. 9 9!, 9 9 9 9_ 9  9  9  90 9o&@ :'45-64 :1 : :H- : : : :c :  :J  :  :* :yT/D@ ;'65-74 ;$ ; ; ; ;  ; ;U ;  ;  ;  ; ;XC%@<'75 and over <] < < < <J < < <  <  <  < <s'@ = = = = = = = =  =  =  =  =>'Other Main Gaelic Areas > > > > > > > >  >  >  >  > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  ?  ?  ?  ? @'People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @  @  @  @  @A'All ages Ae A Aa A At A A A  A6  A  AJ A]Qkv@ B B B B B B B B  B  B  B  B C'0-2 C| C Cz C C C C C  C  C  C Cɝ3 ? D'3-4 D D D D D D D D  D  D  D D" ? E`@ Eo E E E E E E E  E  E  E Ey{M՗)@ F F4 F F F F] F FJ F  F  F  F F7L2l@ G'15-19 Gp G G# G GM G G@ G  G  G  G G2)^ @ H'20-24 H, H H  H H H H H  H  H  H HF⼑8@ I'25-44 I I ID I I I Il I  IH  I  I  I88@ J'45-64 J J J J J2 J J J  J]  J  J JZ E'@ K'65-74 Kg K K K K K KX K  K+  K  K  Ki4F@L'75 and over LN L L L Lq L L> L  L'  L  L  LqZ"@ M M M M M M M M  M  M  M  M N'Males N N N N N N N N  N  N  N  NO'All ages O1 O O. O O O OH O  O  O  O+ OčOv@ P P P P P P P P  P  P  P  P Q'0-2 Q@ Q Q? Q Q Q Q Q  Q  Q  Q Q? R'3-4 R R R R R R R R  R  R  R RE@ S`@ S S Sp S SR S SA S  S  S  S S Os:'@ T T= T T T T, T T" T  T  T  T T\/^:@ U'15-19 U U U U U) U U! U  U  U  U UIɢ@ V'20-24 V& V V V V V V V  V  V  V VE]t@ W'25-44 W W Wi W W_ W W2 W  W&  W  W Wp2 @ X'45-64 Xo X X X X X XN X  X5  X  X Xz{@ Y'65-74 Y Y Y Y Y< Y Y$ Y  Y  Y  Y YE?@Z'75 and over Z Z Z Z Z& Z Z Z  Z  Z  Z ZoI@ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [  [  [  [  [\'Females \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  \  \  \  \]'All ages ]4 ] ]2 ] ]b ] ] ]  ]  ]  ] ]4Ӭe&@ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ _'0-2 _< _ _; _ _ _ _ _  _  _  _ _td@? `'3-4 ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `  `  `  ` `S +=? a`@ a a aM a a` a aQ a  a  a  a a"uy,@ b b b b b b1 b b( b  b  b  b bo@ c'15-19 cz c cV c c$ c c c  c  c  c cfӂ@ d'20-24 d d d d d d d d  d  d  d d^d޵@ e'25-44 e; e e e e` e e: e  e"  e  e eUIf@ f'45-64 fH f f f f f fl f  f(  f  f  fߍ'@ g'65-74 g g gR g gP g g4 g  g  g  g glg@h'75 and over h h hG h hK h h+ h  h  h  h h        \Lp?                                  T'Table 5 Number of people aged 3 and over (and percentage of the population) H' speaking Gaelic by age group in each Gaelic area 'Age-^People aged 3 and over speaking Gaelic?^Percentage of population aged 3 and over speaking Gaelic    'Scotland'All ages 3 and over @ @  9? xV&? @  e _^? @? `@    PhM? ,xϖ?  Y   7ӆ? |g17? '15-24    ?^B? Q-w? '25-44 E 8  3Q+? mp6W? '45-64 KF A  )? }Y1? '65+ @ 8  |xuQ@ ?     'Eilean Siar    'All ages 3 and over ZL k=  WQ@ -9N@ @   >gjpWC@ ]Ų:@ `@ 3   ܥ.F@ d3^^E@     *߂<$K@ fùJ@ '15-24    AMhM@ 18F@ '25-44 \ s  rO@ =t'K@ '45-64 1 s  Z< lS@ ۶mxP@ '65+    AzYK^V@ *K^T@     'Skye & Lochalsh    'All ages 3 and over k   MD@ 2@ %TA@ '25-44 7   b@@ l6@ '45-64  8  UpѭF@ ~?@ '65+ 3 &  {e@ P@ UBI@     3'Rest of Highland (excluding Skye & Lochalsh)    'All ages 3 and over ' !  ѝ@ T\3@ @ Q  Gu? ?bW@ `@    iN @ $I$I @   r  HE@ \@ '15-24 K   ms/Y @ qp@ '25-44    6gݙ \@ f' @ '45-64    ؛*@ TP$@ '65+ b k  ÖT$@ y,z@     'Argyll & Bute    'All ages 3 and over   H  0@ -z3@ @    ^^? $R$? `@    `8?@ 7Ջf~@  P   Kq@ H-Wp @ '15-24  L  tʯL @ K[ @ '25-44  z  t8@ BD@ '45-64    l<@ c__@ '65+     Xݧ|#@ sɲ@     'Other Main Gaelic Areas    'All ages 3 and over    0 @ s @ @   R٨l? clx? `@    )O@ $@  ` J  !#i@ pɣ@ '15-24 b U   @ F:l @ '25-44  l  :jG @ qp|? '45-64    r7* @  '@ '65+    B"[ @ 鴤@     'Rest of Scotland     'All ages 3 and over e b  2P/ު? Y{_v? @   (-?  #? `@ j   y? ?      Ew? BxZ? '15-24    zAM? φj? '25-44 !   /u_F[? -˦ ? '45-64    {3? y? '65+    9נ? It&?M'Table 6 Gaelic language abilities for people in Scotland aged 0 to 24'Sex and age^Total people^No knowledge of Gaelic%^Any Gaelic language knowledge1 ^Speaks Gaelic8 ^Understands spoken Gaelic but cannot speak Gaelic-^Other combinations of skills in Gaelic                       'People            'Ages 0-24 :9A y7A  9A (7A  18 Q    4  3   "- c  F '0 years `;@ p@  `;@ V@ "-    "-  $   "-  "- # '1 year |@ 4@  |@  @ "- <   "-  ]   "-  "- '2 years `@  9@  `@  @ "- h   "-     "-  "-                     'Ages 3-24 Y6A 5A   6A a4A  18 M    4  2   "- p  F '3 years `@ @@  @ `@  c     ^      "-     '4 years @@  @  `@ =@  w !    n  X   "-                        '5 years @j@  @  8@ S@            "-    '6 years @ `@  @ @{@            "-    '7 years C@ @   @ `@            "-    '8 years @ `@  W@ @Y@   !      N   "-    '9 years @@ @   @ q@  Y J    3  P   "-   &                     '10 years P8@ @  @  j@   V    ~  F   "-    ('11 years @ @  @ n@            "-   " '12 years L@ `+@  @ @             "-   ( 3'13 years @ @  `@ @   i      )   "-   0 :'14 years @ @  m@ +@            "-   # 7                    '15 years @ @  @  Z@            "-    -'16 years j@ @  @ H@         e   "-   , ,'17 years @ /@  @ @   3    W     "-   / * '18 years  @{@  @    N@   I@            X   "-      4  0 '19 years  {@  p@    pJ@  @            k   "-  R    0  <                                 '20 years  0@  @    @  @               "-      <  7 '21 years  `@  @    p@  ?@    /           "-      3  N'22 years T@ @@  !@ W@  / *      [   "-   > O'23 years @ j@   Z@ @  ]          "- f  G ='24 years @ @  i@ @@        5  ?   "-   R B                                         'Males                                      'Ages 0-24 `)A `'A  *_)A 'A   &    #     "-   x '0 years  g   g "- f   "-     "- D "-  '1 year | l  | k "-    "-  -   "- f "- '2 years } p  } jo "-    "-  N   "- W "-                   'Ages 3-24 &A ]%A  l&A %A    %    #  >   "-   x '3 years  Q@ q  :@ p            "- u   '4 years ~ Ev  ~ 0u            "- f                       '5 years  @ \u   @ s   a         "- i   '6 years } u  | t   M         "- N    '7 years  ||  !z    {  x      f         "-  _       !'8 years !~} !} ! !| !F| ! ! !  !  !  !&  ! !"- !l ! ! ! "'9 years " @@ "D@ " "@ "@@ " " "  "  "  "0  " ""- "r " " " # # # # # # # #  #  #  #  # # # # #$'10 years $@ $O@ $ $@@ $@ $ $, $  $  $!  $  $ $"- $t $ $ $%'11 years %I@ %O~ % %@$@ %| % %+ %  %  %  %6  % %"- %u % % % &'12 years &| &@ & &[{ &1~ & & &  &  &j  &X  & &"- &| & & &''13 years 'fv '@ ' ' u '`F@ ' 'Z '  '  'B  'r  ' '"- 'z ' ' '('14 years (v (6@ ( (8u ( ( (N (  (  (=  (8  ( ("- (~ ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )  )  )  )  ) ) ) ) )*'15 years *m *?@ * *5~ * @ * *8 *  *  *&  *-  * *"- *x * * *+'16 years + +$@ + +~ + + +< +  +  +*  +   + +"- + + + +,'17 years ,O@ ,W{ , ,*@ ,y , ,' ,s  ,  ,  ,  , ,"- , , , ,-'18 years -@ --x - -@ -v - -R -  -  -:  -  - -"- - - - -.'19 years .q@ .~ . .A@ .6| . .| .  .  .h  .   . ."- . . . . / / / / / / / /  /  /  /  / / / / /0'20 years 0@ 0@ 0 0@@ 0 @ 0 0n 0#  0  0S  0*  0 0"- 0 0 0 0!1'21 years 1@ 1`@ 1 1@ 1I@ 1 1x 1N  1  1^  1F  1 1"- 1 1 1 1,2'22 years 2@ 2{ 2 2 @ 2y 2 2 2  2  2  2  2 2"- 2 2 2 2/3'23 years 3@ 3p 3 3 @ 3n 3 3 3  3  3  3  3 3"- 3 3 3 3$4'24 years 4F@ 4Tm 4 4@ 4Xk 4 4 4  4  4  4  4 4"- 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  5  5  5  5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  6  6  6  6 6 6 6 67'Females 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  7  7  7  7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  8  8  8  8 8 8 8 89'Ages 0-24 9F(A 9|'A 9 9(A 9&A 9 9 9b*  9  9  9  9 9"- 9p 9 9 9:'0 years :z :c : :z :c ::"- :l  : :"-  :  : :"- :G ::"- : ;'1 year ;gw ;e ; ;gw ;d ;;"- ;  ; ;"-  ;0  ; ;"- ;a ;;"- ;<'2 years <v <i < <v <h <<"- <  < <"-  <n  < <"- <J <<"- < = = = = = = = =  =  =  =  = = = = =>'Ages 3-24 >d&A >$A > >8%A >W$A > > >(  >  >  >O  > >"- >~ > > >?'3 years ?J{ ?l ? ?z ?k ? ? ?  ?  ?  ?  ? ?"- ?h ? ? ?@'4 years @x @m @ @x @l @ @ @   @  @  @  @ @"- @V @ @ @ A A A A A A A A  A  A  A  A A A A AB'5 years BKz B%p B By Bn B B B  B  B  B   B B"- Bp B B BC'6 years C7z Cp C CZy CDo C C Ct  C  C  C   C C"- Ca C C CD'7 years Du Dt D Dt D@s D D D  D  D  D  D D"- D[ D D D E'8 years EIw E x E E6v Ev E E E  E  E  E(  E E"- ER E E E F'9 years F| F| F FB{ F{ F FW F  F  F?  F   F F"- Fu F F F G G G G G G G G  G  G  G  G G G G GH'10 years H_~ H/| H H| Huz H Hj H  H  H]  H1  H H"- Ht H H HI'11 years I| Ix I I { Iv I I I  I  Is  IQ  I I"- I I I IJ'12 years Ju J>y J Js Jw J J J!  J  J  J  J J"- J{ J J JK'13 years Kq K| K Ko KMz K K Kf  K  Ks  K  K K"- K K K K#L'14 years Lo L{ L L5n L}y L L} L   L  Lk  L  L L"- Lq L L L M M M M M M M M  M  M  M  M M M M MN'15 years Nx N| N N2w Nz N Nn N  N  N`  N|  N N"- N N N NO'16 years O{ O| O Oz Oz O O| O  O  Ob  OY  O O"- O O O OP'17 years P| P!v P Pz Pat P P_ P  P  PC  P'  P P"- P P P PQ'18 years Q;@ Qu Q Q @ Qs Q Qv Q  Q  QZ  Qa  Q Q"- Q Q Q QR'19 years R@ R} R R`S@ RX{ R R R,  R  Ry  R^  R R"- R R R R S S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S S S S ST'20 years T`&@ T@ T T@ T_@ T Tu Tp  T  TT  T  T T"- T T T! TU'21 years U@ U~@ U U @ U4@ U U UR  U  U  Uh  U U"- U U U U"V'22 years V @ V { V Vx@ Vx V V V%  V  Vo  VJ  V V"- V V V" V W'23 years W@ @ Wr W W @ Wp W W W  W  W  W   W W"- W W W+ WX'24 years X @ X0o X X@ X"m X X X  X  X  X.  X X"- X X X3 X# Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y Y Y Y YZ'1. In 1991, "Some Gaelic language ability" incorporated all people able to speak, read or write Gaelic. In 2001, it included people able to understand spoken Gaelic as well as those able to speak, read or [' write the language.P`'Table 7 Gaelic language abilities for people aged 3 to 24 by Gaelic area b'Ageb^Total peopleb^No knowledge of Gaelic%b^Any Gaelic language knowledge1 b^Speaks Gaelic8 b^Understands spoken Gaelic but cannot speak Gaelic-b^Other combinations of skills in Gaelic c c c c c c  c  c  c c c c ce'Scotland eY6A e5A e e 6A ea4A e e18 eM  e  e4  e2  e e"- ep e eF e f f f f f f f f  f  f  f  f f f f fg'Eilean Siar g# g` g g g g gI gG  g  g  g  g g"- g g g| g3h'Skye & Lochalsh h h h hm h h h hq  h  hW  hi  h h"- h h h> hi'Rest of Highland  i=@ i`@ i i`/@ i@k@ i iq i  i  i  i  i i"- iM i i iW$j' (excluding Skye & Lochalsh) j j j j j j j j  j  j  j  j j j j jk'Argyll & Bute kg k'X k kc kAR k k k  k  k  k<  k k"- ko k kI k; l l l l l l l l  l  l  l  l l l l lm'Other Main Gaelic Areas m m m m m m m m  m  m  m7  m m"- m> m m mn'Rest of Scotland n<4A n3A n n>4A n3A n n n&  n  n_  nF  n n"- n n n n o o o o op'1. In 1991, "Some Gaelic language ability" incorporated all people able to speak, read or write Gaelic. In 2001, it included people able to understand spoken Gaelic as well as those able to speak, read or q' write the language. q q q[v'Table 8 Average age1 of Gaelic speakers aged 3 and over by Council area, sorted by Jw' descending order of age of Gaelic speakers in 2001y'Council area+y^Average age of a Gaelic speaker 1991.y^Average age of Scottish population 1991+y^Average age of a Gaelic speaker 2001.y^Average age of Scottish population 2001{'Scotland {S퉺"G@ { {^,C@ { {;sF@ { {kD@ | | | | | | |}'Inverclyde }/J@ } }@C@ } }),J@ } };nRD@~'South Ayrshire ~5dVH@ ~ ~:"dD@ ~ ~j0I@ ~ ~FfNE@'East Dunbartonshire  |'G@  ?I}hC@  @IVH@  NJI'D@'Dumfries & Galloway 805PH@  _rAD@  QH@  VTE@'North Ayrshire $^H@  #8;C@  JybH@  .a@D@       'East Renfrewshire zB-`LG@  7 =C@   -T(H@  KD@'Eilean Siar YvϐF@  b#D@  -0H@  u#E@ 'Fife [0ՊF@  r |C@  ]I H@  b;D@'Renfrewshire F@  :L_C@  5ڹH@  /uD@'Scottish Borders ND@  AiM~G@  P*KE@       'West Dunbartonshire z;H@  i2W;C@  G@  ٥>C@'Argyll & Bute l&H@  D@  WlҫG@  B,E@ 'Moray lw6F@  Ml܌`C@   YBRG@  tq+D@'Midlothian >G@  qC@  Q+QG@  @ C@'Highland YG@   %YC@  , -G@  E5ZD@        'Angus Qn{^E@  'AHD@  mާd(G@  {$oD@'East Lothian j}QG@  >Ѷ:D@  A*HQG@  # K6D@'Orkney Islands d! YE@  mWC@  YBF@  eaD@'Falkirk ۶m۶mH@  nC@  /qyF@  D@'West Lothian <@'Married or re-married NuSJ@ Ƭ9G@  sTJ(M@ ШڶH@,'Separated (but still legally married) "N/A 2d jW @  "N/A Kx @'Divorced >;N@  l@  chHI@ ~@'Widowed tt`*@ /e *G'@  Hd2#@ ||Yp"@           'Eilean Siar (number=100%) B =  "[ S 'Single (never married)  Ig@@ 1 n>@  @@ Kj:?@'Married or re-married Sߛ>I@ M" ݖI@  8J@ Y۟I@,'Separated (but still legally married) "N/A B|C?  "N/A "B@'Divorced  ? TZV @  >hRuE@ *6@'Widowed `z#G*@ ~)@  Nc%@ %@          $'Skye & Lochalsh (number=100%)     $ %     'Single (never married) Xxb<@ .<@  F;@ r.;@'Married or re-married *xiJ@ -&ɥH@  !!oM@  aJ@,'Separated (but still legally married) "N/A ]}@  "N/A 5} @'Divorced P&3@ @  g@ F4Px@'Widowed C1pB`.@ l=+@  g\$@ P)؁N#@          'Rest of Highland # -  XrA  PA2' (excluding Skye & Lochalsh) (number=100%)          'Single (never married) /DT 8@ 29@  LRX:@ S';@'Married or re-married 9L@ Qh^I@  ۴M@ `UJ@,'Separated (but still legally married) "N/A RT@'Widowed 6/@ l+@  FI $9"@ 9!@          "'Argyll & Bute (number=100%)  4