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Perth City Centre

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South east Perth and Kinross. About 18,419 people in 10 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Perth City Centre, 73.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
17,566
364th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.6%
1,461st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Perth City Centre compares

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

Perth City CentreMiddle
Population12 wards, Perth and Kinross · 2021
Population: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 8,670 to 17,566. The middle area is 12,092. Perth City Centre is 17,566.
17,566highest
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Perth and Kinross · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 23.8% to 93.2%. The middle area is 45.9%. Perth City Centre is 73.7%.
73.7%3rd highest
Claimant rate12 wards, Perth and Kinross · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 1.1% to 4.4%. The middle area is 1.9%. Perth City Centre is 4.4%.
4.4%highest
Aged 15 to 6412 wards, Perth and Kinross · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 56.2% to 67.1%. The middle area is 59.9%. Perth City Centre is 66.6%.
66.6%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Perth and Kinross

These figures are published for the whole of Perth and Kinross, not for each ward, so they describe all of Perth and Kinross and not Perth City Centre alone. See Perth and Kinross

Average house price
£229,180
Down 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,934
141st highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
82.8years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Perth City Centre in brief

Perth City Centre had 17,566 usual residents at the census.

In Perth City Centre, 73.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Perth City Centre, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.6% of residents in Perth City Centre were aged 15 to 64 at the census.