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People and place
A population and household snapshot for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population101,135
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationScotland
Age profile
0 to 1718.2% · 18,406 people
18 to 246.7% · 6,754 people
25 to 3410.8% · 10,903 people
35 to 4917.7% · 17,864 people
50 to 6422.7% · 22,991 people
65 and over23.9% · 24,217 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
45,487 householdsCensus 2022
Home owners66.9% · 30,422 households
Private renters13.0% · 5,926 households
Social renters17.9% · 8,127 households
Other tenure2.2% · 1,012 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
45,489 householdsCensus 2022
One-person households35.2% · 16,028 households
Families with dependent children22.6% · 10,268 households
Other single-family households40.1% · 18,246 households
Other household types2.1% · 947 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
98,659 people in the source baseCensus 2022Source comparison: Scotland
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.0% · 8,836 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little13.7% · 13,502 people
Non-disabled77.4% · 76,321 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Reduce VAT on hospitality to 10%: protect jobs, communities & UK competitiveness
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded78
Total awarded£2,629,102
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 16 June 2026
Living with Wildcats
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
£41,332
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
Living with Wildcats is a five-year project which aims to restore much-loved wildcats and equally endangered but lesser-known native invertebrates, bringing them back from the brink of extinction so they can become flagships for the health of Scotland’s forest and grassland landscapes. Building on the momentum of conservation action over recent decades, and working closely with communities and people from diverse backgrounds, Living with Wildcats will deliver five key outcomes: - Support the newly released wildcat population towards reaching a self-sustaining level. - Restore endangered native invertebrates to the forest and grassland landscapes where wildcats live. - Work with specialists to trial innovative technologies to increase the efficiency of reintroduction fieldwork and share learning to benefit more species/habitats. - Engage a wide range of people, particularly from local communities, in opportunities to learn about reintroduced species, gain skills, volunteer and develop careers. - Give wildcats a sustainable future in Scotland by scoping and establishing a new release site and embedding skills in partner organisations and volunteer networks.
National Lottery grantAwarded 10 June 2026
Everything That's Still Is Preparing to Move
Grant to Individual
£19,998
Creative Scotland · Arts
About this award
This 3-week research & development (R&D) project features creative input & sharing performances from 4 professional dancers & 10 intergenerational community participants, a videographer & a sound designer. Inspired by an ancient sandstone rock formation at Hopeman on Moray's Coast, artistic research will explore its architectural qualities, combined with attitudes towards immediate & deep time. The R&D will take place both in Hopeman and at a residency at Citymoves, with a final sharing of live dance, physical theatre, video & original sound design in Hopeman Memorial Hall. The professional dancers will work both onsite and indoors due to tides & weather. Onsite work will be video recorded. For safety reasons, community participants will dance indoors, responding to site photos and video. Ages of professional artists on this project range from 20s to 70s. Community participants range from 9 years up to older adults.
National Lottery grantAwarded 20 May 2026
Nairn Community Wellbeing Project
Highland Yoga Collective CIC
£6,450
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
This group will use the money over two years to deliver a targeted wellbeing programme for marginalised communities in Nairn to promote social inclusion.
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 April 2026
Annual Investment to support the Scottish Governing Body of Sport (SGB) to deliver against outcomes
Scottish Orienteering Assocaition
£79,446
Sport Scotland · Sport
About this award
To support the National Development Officer posts.
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 April 2026
Annual Investment to support the Scottish Governing Body of Sport (SGB) to deliver against outcomes
Scottish Orienteering Assocaition
£20,000
Sport Scotland · Sport
About this award
To support the delivery of the development programme
73 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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