Who lives in DG9 8PY
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in DG9 8PY, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Machars North
- Council
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 972 (2024)
DG9 8PYDumfries and Galloway
Who lives in DG9 8PY
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG9 8PY (Machars North) (about 972 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 11.7% of residents. 12.8% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 33% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.4% of residents are female and 49.5% male.
- Female50.4%51.4%
- Male49.5%48.6%
Relationship status
51.2% of adults in the DG9 8PY area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 26.9% have never married.
How residents rate their health
74.8% of residents in the DG9 8PY area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good40.4%47.9%
- Good34.3%30.9%
- Fair16.4%14.2%
- Bad6.3%5.3%
- Very bad1.8%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.