Who lives in DG9 8JS
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in DG9 8JS, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Rhins North
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 791 (2024)
DG9 8JSDumfries and Galloway
Who lives in DG9 8JS
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG9 8JS (Rhins North) (about 791 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 65–69, at 12.6% of residents. 8.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 42% are 65 or over, more than double the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.4% of residents are female and 48.1% male.
- Female50.4%51.4%
- Male48.1%48.6%
Relationship status
56.4% of adults in the DG9 8JS area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 20.7% have never married.
How residents rate their health
72.3% of residents in the DG9 8JS area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good40.5%47.9%
- Good31.8%30.9%
- Fair18%14.2%
- Bad6%5.3%
- Very bad2.4%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.