Stirling is a city in central Scotland. Stirling is a centre for local government, higher education, tourism, retail, and industry. The 2011 census recorded the population of the city as 45,750; the wider Stirling council area has a population of about 91,000. The City is reputed to be the third fastest growing area of Scotland in terms of population. Stirling is well located in central Scotland being almost equidistant between Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth. The city benefits from good transport links to include a mainline railway, bus depot and easy access onto the Motorway network. The subjects are located on the northern side of Cunningham Road close to its junction with Whitehouse Road.