Who lives in DG9 7FF
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in DG9 7FF, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Stranraer East
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 967 (2024)
DG9 7FFDumfries and Galloway
Who lives in DG9 7FF
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG9 7FF (Stranraer East) (about 967 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.4% of residents. 17.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 20.4% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.4% of residents are female and 49.8% male.
- Female50.4%51.4%
- Male49.8%48.6%
Relationship status
38.7% of adults in the DG9 7FF area are married or in a civil partnership, below the Scotland average of 44%. 38.3% have never married.
How residents rate their health
75.1% of residents in the DG9 7FF area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good43.8%47.9%
- Good31.2%30.9%
- Fair17.1%14.2%
- Bad6.6%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.