General
Glasgow City Area: 17, 639 hectares (68 square miles)
Glasgow City Council - Political Breakdown (2009)
Glasgow Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies: 10
Glasgow Members of Scottish Parliament: 17
Electoral Wards: 21
Glasgow Councillors - Scottish Labour Party: 47
Glasgow Councillors - Scottish National Party: 20
Glasgow Councillors - Scottish Liberal Democrats: 5
Glasgow Councillors - Scottish Green Party: 5
Glasgow Councillors - Scottish Conservatives: 1
Glasgow Councillors - Independent: 1
Population
Total Population (2008): 584, 240
0-19 Age Group (2008): 21.7%
20-39 Age Group (2008): 34.0%
40-Retirement Age Group (2008): 27.9%
Retirement Age + Age Group (2008): 16.4%
Number of Households (2008): 284,400
Average Household Size (2008): 2.01
Housing
Number of Dwellings (2008): 295,484
Owner Occupied Dwellings (2008): 49.8%
GHA Dwellings (2008): 23.6%
Other Social Rented Dwellings (2008): 14.9%
Private Rented Dwellings (2008): 11.7%
New Dwellings Built 2003-08 (Private Sector): 14,043
New Dwellings Built 2003-08 (Social Rented Sector): 3,914
Transport
Car Ownership (2001): 258 cars/1,000 population
Public Parking Spaces in the City Centre (2007): 15,000
Mainline Rail Termini (Glasgow Central, Queen Street): 2
Train Stations: 60
Bus Station (Buchanan Street): 1 station
International Airport (Glasgow): (8 miles from the City Centre)
Glasgow Underground: 15 stations on a 6.4 mile looped track
Cycle Network (2009): 143 km
Employment
Total Jobs: 419,700 (2007)
Total Service Employee Jobs (2007): 347,500 (82.8%)
Total Manufacturing Employee Jobs (2007): 23,100 (5.5%)
Other Production and Construction Employee Jobs (2007): 20,100 (4.7%)
Number of Residents Unemployed (2008): 21,000
Education
Number of Secondary Schools (2006): 30
Number of Primary Schools (2006): 167
Combined School Rolls (2006): 74,000 pupils (approximate)
Number of Teachers: 5,541
Number of Universities (2007): 3
Combined Universities Rolls (2007): 50,000+ students
Number of Further Education Colleges (2006): 11
Early Years Establishments (includes Nursery Schools, Classes and Extended Day Care Establishments: 126
Additional Support for Learning (ASL) Schools/Units/Centres: 54
Environment
Area of Countryside/Green Belt (2009): 3, 281 hectares (18.6%)
Area of Woodland: 1,650 hectares (9%)
Vacant and Derelict Land (2008): 920 sites/1,325.76 hectares (7.52%)
Conservation Areas (2009): 22 areas/1,471 hectares (8%)
Number of Listed Items: 1,824
Site of Special Scientific Interest (2009): 5
Local Nature Reserves (2009): 7
Local Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (2009): 49
City-wide Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (2009): 46
Site of Special Landscape Importance (2009): 214
Tree Preservation Orders (2007): 82
Shopping
Metropolitan centre: City Centre
Major Town centres: 5
Local Town centres: 34
Local Shopping Centres: 177
Existing Retail Floorspace (2008): 1,346,430 sqm
Recently Completed Retail Floorspace (2008): 78,021 sqm
Retail Floorspace Under Construction/With Consent (2008): 233,198 sqm
Industry and Business
Marketable Industrial and Business Land Supply (2009): 56 sites/156.07 hectares
Office/Business Use
Total Office/Business Floorspace (2008): 2, 441, 514 sq m gross
City Centre (2008): 1, 460, 054 sq m gross (60%)
Outwith City Centre (2008): 981, 460 sq m gross (40%)
Health and Social
Social Work Areas (2010): 3
Community Planning Partnerships (2009): 10
NHSGGC Staff (2009) around 44,000 health professionals
General Hospitals (2009): 10
Sport and Leisure
Local Parks: 74
District Parks: 12
City Parks: 5
Indoor International Sports Arena (Kelvinhall): 1
Regional Football Centre (Toryglen): 1
Leisure Centres: 7
Indoor Sport Centres (includes Kelvinhall): 8
Swimming Pools (pool facility only): 5
Community Libraries: 34
Community Club: 10
18-hole Golf Courses: 3
9-hole Golf Courses: 2
Play Centres: 2