Who lives in AB30 1BD
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in AB30 1BD, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Mearns and Laurencekirk
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 717 (2024)
AB30 1BDAberdeenshire
Who lives in AB30 1BD
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB30 1BD (Mearns and Laurencekirk) (about 717 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 45–49, at 9.7% of residents. 11.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 19.3% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
51.9% of residents are female and 47.4% male.
- Female51.9%51.4%
- Male47.4%48.6%
Relationship status
61.6% of adults in the AB30 1BD area are married or in a civil partnership, well above the Scotland average of 44%. 24.8% have never married.
How residents rate their health
86.7% of residents in the AB30 1BD area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good55.8%47.9%
- Good31%30.9%
- Fair11.7%14.2%
- Bad1.8%5.3%
- Very bad0.5%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.