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Perth City Centre

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South east Perth and Kinross. About 18,419 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 7% of people in Perth City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
17,566
364th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
7%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

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.
17,566most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Perth and Kinross · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 0.0% to 57.0%. The middle area is 17.0%. Perth City Centre is 7.0%.
7%2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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

What is the population of Perth City Centre?

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

Perth City Centre is the 364th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

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
£231,646
Down 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,934
141st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
154,930
Up 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Perth City Centre in brief

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

About 7% of people in Perth City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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.