Who lives in EH3 6QA
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in EH3 6QA, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Canonmills and New Town North
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 838 (2024)
EH3 6QACity of Edinburgh
Who lives in EH3 6QA
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH3 6QA (Canonmills and New Town North) (about 838 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 17.8% of residents. 40.2% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 17.7% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
52.7% of residents are female and 48.1% male.
- Female52.7%51.4%
- Male48.1%48.6%
Relationship status
33.6% of adults in the EH3 6QA area are married or in a civil partnership, below the Scotland average of 44%. 55.2% have never married.
How residents rate their health
90.5% of residents in the EH3 6QA area describe their health as good or very good, above the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good63.1%47.9%
- Good27.4%30.9%
- Fair7.9%14.2%
- Bad1.2%5.3%
- Very bad0.7%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.