Who lives in DG8
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in DG8, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 13,558 (2024)
DG8Postcode district · Dumfries and Galloway
Who lives in DG8
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.5% of residents. 12.6% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 31.4% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
51% of residents are female and 49.3% male.
- Female51%51.4%
- Male49.3%48.6%
Relationship status
50.1% of adults in DG8 are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 27.9% have never married.
How residents rate their health
73.3% of residents in DG8 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good41.7%47.9%
- Good31.5%30.9%
- Fair18%14.2%
- Bad6.7%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.