Who lives in DG8 8DS
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in DG8 8DS, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Machars South
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 588 (2024)
DG8 8DSDumfries and Galloway
Who lives in DG8 8DS
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG8 8DS (Machars South) (about 588 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 70–74, at 11.1% of residents. 12.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 33.2% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
48.9% of residents are female and 51.4% male.
- Female48.9%51.4%
- Male51.4%48.6%
Relationship status
56.1% of adults in the DG8 8DS area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 27.2% have never married.
How residents rate their health
74.9% of residents in the DG8 8DS area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good41.9%47.9%
- Good33%30.9%
- Fair16.9%14.2%
- Bad5.4%5.3%
- Very bad1.2%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.