Postcode district · Aberdeenshire
Who lives in AB31
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in AB31, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 18,634 (2024)
AB31Postcode district · Aberdeenshire
Who lives in AB31
Residents
18,634
2024 estimate
Households
8,196
Census
Median age
49
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
17% / 24%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.5% of residents. 10.6% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 24.3% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
AB31Scotland
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.2% of residents are female and 48.9% male.
AB31
51%
49%
Scotland
- Female51.2%51.4%
- Male48.9%48.6%
Relationship status
60.9% of adults in AB31 are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 23.1% have never married.
AB31Scotland
Married or civil partnership60.9%44%
Never married23.1%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved7%8.4%
Separated1.7%2.4%
Widowed7.2%7%
How residents rate their health
85.8% of residents in AB31 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
AB31
55%
31%
Scotland
- Very good55.1%47.9%
- Good30.7%30.9%
- Fair10.8%14.2%
- Bad2.7%5.3%
- Very bad0.7%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.