| 2001 Census | |||||||||
| Population by Ageband | |||||||||
| Community Area | 0 to 4 | 5 to 11 | 12 to 15 | 16 to 24 | 25 to 64 | 65 to 74 | 75 plus | total popn | |
| Blantyre | 951 | 1513 | 987 | 2135 | 9587 | 1334 | 809 | 17316 | |
| Bothwell | 331 | 603 | 374 | 726 | 3479 | 549 | 428 | 6490 | |
| Cambuslang | 1417 | 2025 | 1166 | 2538 | 12013 | 1581 | 1125 | 21865 | |
| Carluke | 1053 | 1669 | 999 | 2141 | 10263 | 1389 | 999 | 18513 | |
| Clydesdale East | 887 | 1361 | 772 | 1317 | 8359 | 1412 | 964 | 15072 | |
| East Kilbride | 4341 | 7262 | 3937 | 7982 | 40219 | 6769 | 3934 | 74444 | |
| Hamilton | 2807 | 4213 | 2584 | 5639 | 27337 | 4212 | 2700 | 49492 | |
| Lanark | 856 | 1378 | 834 | 1657 | 8921 | 1512 | 1058 | 16216 | |
| Larkhall | 899 | 1345 | 793 | 1644 | 8707 | 1373 | 908 | 15669 | |
| Lesmahagow | 495 | 704 | 373 | 821 | 4151 | 666 | 522 | 7732 | |
| Rutherglen | 1648 | 2677 | 1616 | 3613 | 17321 | 3436 | 2544 | 32855 | |
| Stonehouse | 441 | 723 | 397 | 752 | 4067 | 513 | 419 | 7312 | |
| Strathaven | 656 | 959 | 575 | 1054 | 5975 | 843 | 570 | 10632 | |
| Uddingston | 223 | 417 | 305 | 576 | 2858 | 480 | 345 | 5204 | |
| South Lanarkshire Totals | 17005 | 26849 | 15712 | 32595 | 163257 | 26069 | 17325 | 298812 | |
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