Postcode district · Aberdeenshire
Who lives in AB53
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in AB53, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 17,281 (2024)
AB53Postcode district · Aberdeenshire
Who lives in AB53
Residents
17,281
2024 estimate
Households
7,612
Census
Median age
48
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
16% / 23%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 9% of residents. 14.1% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 22.7% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
AB53Scotland
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
49.6% of residents are female and 50.3% male.
AB53
50%
50%
Scotland
- Female49.6%51.4%
- Male50.3%48.6%
Relationship status
55.7% of adults in AB53 are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 28.1% have never married.
AB53Scotland
Married or civil partnership55.7%44%
Never married28.1%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved7.4%8.4%
Separated2%2.4%
Widowed6.8%7%
How residents rate their health
81.6% of residents in AB53 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
AB53
48%
34%
13%
Scotland
- Very good47.8%47.9%
- Good33.8%30.9%
- Fair13.5%14.2%
- Bad3.9%5.3%
- Very bad1%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.