Who lives in AB30 1BL
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in AB30 1BL, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Mearns and Laurencekirk
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,054 (2024)
AB30 1BLAberdeenshire
Who lives in AB30 1BL
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB30 1BL (Mearns and Laurencekirk) (about 1,054 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.3% of residents. 15% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 12.8% are 65 or over, well below the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.9% of residents are female and 48.9% male.
- Female50.9%51.4%
- Male48.9%48.6%
Relationship status
52.8% of adults in the AB30 1BL area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 28.7% have never married.
How residents rate their health
87.6% of residents in the AB30 1BL area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good54.6%47.9%
- Good33.1%30.9%
- Fair9.6%14.2%
- Bad2.3%5.3%
- Very bad0.6%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.