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How multicultural is Southside, Edinburgh?

Neighbourhood · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Southside ranks 3 of 29 areas by non-European category share in Edinburgh. 25% of classified records are assigned to non-European categories. The largest non-European categories are Middle Eastern (10%) and Indian subcontinent (8%). The share from published city counts is 18%. Based on IndoEuroMap data, not census data.

Content updated · By Bernat Sampera

Data as of 2025
Non-European categories
≈25
#3 by non-European name share in Edinburgh
Share

Location

Category mix

Local roots33.2 %
Other European roots41.6 %
Middle Eastern9.9 %
Indian subcontinent8.1 %
East Asian5 %
African1.1 %
Latin0.7 %

Some groups suppressed due to small sample size.

By country

Local roots
33.2 %
Other European roots
41.6 %
Middle Eastern
9.9 %
Indian subcontinent
8.1 %
East Asian
5 %
African
1.1 %
Latin
0.7 %

Nearby

View all areas
Gorgie/Dalry 33% Stenhouse, Saughton Mains and Whitson 26% Wester Hailes 23% Craigmillar 21% Granton and District 21% Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead 21% Tollcross 21% Liberton and District 20% Old Town 20% Leith Central 19% Drylaw/Telford 18% West End 18% Gilmerton/Inch 17% Leith Harbour & Newhaven 17% Longstone 17% Portobello 16% Hutchison/Chesser 15% Leith Links 15% New Town/Broughton 15% West Pilton/West Granton 15%
How we measure this

Non-European categories are algorithm categories outside Europe. North American and Oceanian records count as European. Every number is IndoEuroMap data, our source of truth.