Editing Dunfermline (section)

==Demography==
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!colspan="4"|'''Dunfermline compared according to [[United Kingdom Census 2011|UK Census 2011]]'''<ref name="Dunfermline Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/area.html#!|title=Scotland's Census 2011– Dunfermline Locality |publisher=www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk|year=2011|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref>
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!style="padding:2px;"|Dunfermline
!style="padding:2px;"|Fife
!style="padding:2px;"|Scotland
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! style="text-align:left;"|Total population
|49,706||365,198||5,295,403
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! style="text-align:left;"|Percentage Scottish identity only
|62.1%||63.8%||62.4%
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! style="text-align:left;"|Over 75 years old
|6.2%||7.9%||7.7%
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! style="text-align:left;"|Unemployed
|5%||4%||4.8%
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According to the 2001 census, Dunfermline had a total population of 39,229 representing 11.2% of Fife's total population.<ref name="Dunfermline population">{{cite web|url=http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainLevel=Locality&mainText=Dunfermline&mainTextExplicitMatch=false&compLevel=CountryProfile&compText=&compTextExplicitMatch=null|title=Comparative Population: Dunfermline Locality Scotland|publisher=scrol.co.uk|year=2001|access-date=16 March 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725100522/http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainLevel=Locality&mainText=Dunfermline&mainTextExplicitMatch=false&compLevel=CountryProfile&compText=&compTextExplicitMatch=null|archive-date=25 July 2009}}</ref> By the time of the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]], the population of Dunfermline had risen considerably to 49,706 and has again increased up to 50,380 in 2012.<ref name="GROS 2012 Table 3a">{{cite web|title=Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012 |url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area/mid-2012-settlements/2012-pop-est-sett-local-main-tab3a.pdf |publisher=General Register Office for Scotland |date=2012 |access-date=5 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="Scotland's Census 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/area.html#!|title=Scotland's Census 2011– Dunfermline Locality Area Profile |publisher=www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk|year=2011 |access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref> There are 21,620 households in Dunfermline, 70.7% of which were owned.<ref name="Dunfermline Profile"/> The demographic make-up of the population is much in line with the rest of Scotland. The age group from 30 to 44 forms the largest portion of the population (23.7%).<ref name="Dunfermline population" /> The total population in the Dunfermline area was estimated at 55,451 in 2016, with a projected increase of 29% expected by 2026.<ref name="Dunfermline Area Local Strategic Assessment">{{cite web|url=http://publications.fifedirect.org.uk/c64_Dunfermline_LSA_DRAFT.pdf|format=[[Portable Document File|PDF]]|title=Draft Dunfermline Area Local Strategic Assessment 2016|publisher=Fife Council Research Team|page=3|access-date=11 August 2017|archive-date=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811143548/http://publications.fifedirect.org.uk/c64_Dunfermline_LSA_DRAFT.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The number of households in the Dunfermline area in 2016 was recorded at 24,607; 77% of which were owner occupied, 18% social rented and 4% private rented. 30.6% of people live alone and 10.9% are in low income. The median weekly income is calculated at £363 for the area.<ref name="Dunfermline Area Local Strategic Assessment"/>

Recent [[Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation]] (SIMD) figures indicate that the most deprived datazone in Dunfermline is Abbeyview North which is ranked as being one of the 5% most deprived areas in Scotland. The Headwell, Touch and Woodmill areas in Dunfermline fall within the 5–10% banding. Baldridgeburn, Brucefield and Halbeath areas are identified as being within the 10–15%, 15–20% banding of most deprived communities in Scotland.<ref name="SIMD Indicators">{{cite web |url=http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0041/00410730.pdf|format=[[Portable Document File|PDF]] |title=Local Authority Summary- SIMD 2012– Fife |website=simd.scotland.gov.uk |access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref>

At June 2017 there was a recorded 539 [[Jobseekers Allowance]] (JSA) claimants in the Dunfermline area representing a 1.4% rate which was lower than the Fife and Scottish averages.<ref name="Monthly Economic Update June 2017 p4">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifeeconomypartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/2017-07-12-Monthly-Economic-Update-1.pdf |format=[[Portable Document File|PDF]] |title=Monthly Economic Update June 2017 |publisher=Fife Economy Partnership |page=4 |date=July 2016 |access-date=11 August 2017 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728130714/http://www.fifeeconomypartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/2017-07-12-Monthly-Economic-Update-1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>