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Johnstone South and Elderslie

Ward

South east Renfrewshire. About 16,832 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 74% of people in Johnstone South and Elderslie live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,854
454th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
74%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Johnstone South and Elderslie compares

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

Johnstone South and ElderslieMiddle
Population12 wards, Renfrewshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Renfrewshire12 areas from 11,421 to 19,704. The middle area is 15,941. Johnstone South and Elderslie is 16,854.
16,8543rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Renfrewshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Renfrewshire12 areas from 0.0% to 74.0%. The middle area is 18.0%. Johnstone South and Elderslie is 74.0%.
74%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Renfrewshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Renfrewshire12 areas from 89.6% to 99.5%. The middle area is 97.4%. Johnstone South and Elderslie is 98.2%.
98.2%5th highest
Claimant rate12 wards, Renfrewshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Renfrewshire12 areas from 1.0% to 4.9%. The middle area is 3.2%. Johnstone South and Elderslie is 2.4%.
2.4%4th lowest

What is the population of Johnstone South and Elderslie?

Johnstone South and Elderslie had 16,854 usual residents at the census.

Johnstone South and Elderslie is the 454th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Renfrewshire

These figures are published for the whole of Renfrewshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Renfrewshire and not Johnstone South and Elderslie alone. See Renfrewshire

Average house price
£157,738
Down 5.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,734
Joint 145th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.0×
Joint 8th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
189,270
Up 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Johnstone South and Elderslie in brief

Johnstone South and Elderslie had 16,854 usual residents at the census.

About 74% of people in Johnstone South and Elderslie live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Johnstone South and Elderslie, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Johnstone South and Elderslie, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.