Who lives in DG8 9PS
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in DG8 9PS, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Machars North
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 615 (2024)
DG8 9PSDumfries and Galloway
Who lives in DG8 9PS
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG8 9PS (Machars North) (about 615 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 12.9% of residents. 11% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 33.9% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
52.4% of residents are female and 47.3% male.
- Female52.4%51.4%
- Male47.3%48.6%
Relationship status
55% of adults in the DG8 9PS area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 24.8% have never married.
How residents rate their health
73.8% of residents in the DG8 9PS area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good36.2%47.9%
- Good37.6%30.9%
- Fair16.3%14.2%
- Bad6.3%5.3%
- Very bad2.1%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.