Postcode district · Aberdeenshire
Who lives in AB32
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in AB32, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 16,152 (2024)
Who lives in AB32
Residents
16,152
2024 estimate
Households
6,310
Census
Median age
45
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
19% / 20%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.8% of residents. 12.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 20.3% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
AB32Scotland
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
50.9% of residents are female and 48.8% male.
AB32
51%
49%
Scotland
- Female50.9%51.4%
- Male48.8%48.6%
Relationship status
60.4% of adults in AB32 are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 25% have never married.
AB32Scotland
Married or civil partnership60.4%44%
Never married25%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved7.1%8.4%
Separated1.7%2.4%
Widowed5.9%7%
How residents rate their health
87.8% of residents in AB32 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
AB32
57%
30%
Scotland
- Very good57.3%47.9%
- Good30.5%30.9%
- Fair9.3%14.2%
- Bad2%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.