Postcode district · Aberdeen City
Who lives in AB12
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in AB12, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Aberdeen City
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 29,690 (2024)
AB12Postcode district · Aberdeen City
Who lives in AB12
Residents
29,690
2024 estimate
Households
13,136
Census
Median age
41
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
18% / 16%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.7% of residents. 17.8% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 15.9% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
AB12Scotland
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.1% of residents are female and 48.9% male.
AB12
51%
49%
Scotland
- Female51.1%51.4%
- Male48.9%48.6%
Relationship status
49.5% of adults in AB12 are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 34.6% have never married.
AB12Scotland
Married or civil partnership49.5%44%
Never married34.6%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved7.9%8.4%
Separated2.1%2.4%
Widowed5.9%7%
How residents rate their health
84.3% of residents in AB12 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
AB12
52%
32%
Scotland
- Very good51.9%47.9%
- Good32.4%30.9%
- Fair11.3%14.2%
- Bad3.3%5.3%
- Very bad0.9%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.