Rutherglen South
WardThe north west of the South Lanarkshire. About 14,618 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Rutherglen South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Rutherglen South compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Rutherglen South?
Rutherglen South had 14,676 usual residents at the census.
Rutherglen South is the 894th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of South Lanarkshire
These figures are published for the whole of South Lanarkshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Lanarkshire and not Rutherglen South alone. See South Lanarkshire
Rutherglen South in brief
Rutherglen South had 14,676 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Rutherglen South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rutherglen South, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Rutherglen South, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.