Who lives in DG8 9DQ
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in DG8 9DQ, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Machars South
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 542 (2024)
DG8 9DQDumfries and Galloway
Who lives in DG8 9DQ
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG8 9DQ (Machars South) (about 542 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.2% of residents. 10.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 32.1% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
47.7% of residents are female and 50.8% male.
- Female47.7%51.4%
- Male50.8%48.6%
Relationship status
58.6% of adults in the DG8 9DQ area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 23.7% have never married.
How residents rate their health
77.1% of residents in the DG8 9DQ area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good47%47.9%
- Good30.1%30.9%
- Fair14.9%14.2%
- Bad6.4%5.3%
- Very bad1.3%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.