Statistics

Population: The 2001 Census revealed that there were 2,466 people living in Wemyss Bay. This is an increase of 917 on the 1991 figure of 1,549. The figure could be rising still with more houses being built in the village.

Selected statistics for Wemyss Bay from the 2001 Census results:
(available from the SCROL web site)

• Median Age - Male: 36 years old.
• Median Age - Female: 35 years old.
• % Males: 49.96%.
• % Females 50.04%.
• % under 16 years: 25.47%.
• % 16-pensionable age: 65.61%.
• % pensionable age and over: 8.92%.

Wemyss Bay lies 8 miles (13 km) south of Greenock and 31 miles (50 km) west of Glasgow.

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