Statistics for Mission

Statistics for Mission is information for Church of Scotland parishes.

Parish maps and data from the 2011 Scottish Census are available in individual PDF files where possible. The Census data, provided by the National Records of Scotland (NRS), is being used by the Statistics for Mission Group to produce these resources, which will be updated as further information becomes available.

To access available information for your parish, visit our Church Finder. Where provided, a Parish Statistics link will direct you to the relevant file.

As the statistics help us understand who is in our communities, it can be a valuable tool for:

  • Preparing parish profiles
  • Mission planning
  • Presbytery planning
  • Informed community engagement

The Statistics for Mission Group is tasked with making Census data available to the Congregations, Presbyteries, Councils, Departments, and Committees of the Church.

To understand God's thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of his purpose.

Florence Nightingale

Statistics for Mission have been produced to help your Church understand your own community better, because the more we understand our parishes – those that live in them and their needs – the more we can serve God in being effective in mission.

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If there are any errors or omissions in the files, please address questions as follows: