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West Garioch

Ward

North east Aberdeenshire. About 11,610 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 240 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 91% of people in West Garioch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,621
1,738th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
91%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
37.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Garioch compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

West GariochMiddle
Population19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 9,526 to 16,466. The middle area is 14,388. West Garioch is 11,621.
11,6215th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, Aberdeenshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 53.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.0%. West Garioch is 91.0%.
91%9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Aberdeenshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 14.3% to 82.2%. The middle area is 46.2%. West Garioch is 37.8%.
37.8%9th lowest
Claimant rate19 wards, Aberdeenshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Aberdeenshire19 areas from 1.1% to 3.3%. The middle area is 1.9%. West Garioch is 1.9%.
1.9%10th highest

What is the population of West Garioch?

West Garioch had 11,621 usual residents at the census.

West Garioch is the 1,738th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Aberdeenshire

These figures are published for the whole of Aberdeenshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Aberdeenshire and not West Garioch alone. See Aberdeenshire

Average house price
£200,965
Down 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,656
72nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.6×
Joint 28th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
264,640
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
West Garioch in brief

West Garioch had 11,621 usual residents at the census.

About 91% of people in West Garioch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In West Garioch, 37.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Garioch, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.