Who lives in AB30 1FE
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in AB30 1FE, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Mearns and Laurencekirk
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,502 (2024)
AB30 1FEAberdeenshire
Who lives in AB30 1FE
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB30 1FE (Mearns and Laurencekirk) (about 1,502 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 75–79, at 7.7% of residents. 7.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 33.8% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
52.5% of residents are female and 47.5% male.
- Female52.5%51.4%
- Male47.5%48.6%
Relationship status
57.9% of adults in the AB30 1FE area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 24.3% have never married.
How residents rate their health
79.3% of residents in the AB30 1FE area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good44.3%47.9%
- Good35%30.9%
- Fair15.4%14.2%
- Bad3.5%5.3%
- Very bad1.5%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.