Who lives in EH49 7LU
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in EH49 7LU, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke
- Council
- Falkirk
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,226 (2024)
EH49 7LUWest Lothian
Who lives in EH49 7LU
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH49 7LU (Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke) (about 1,226 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.9% of residents. 10.8% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 29.1% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.9% of residents are female and 49.1% male.
- Female50.9%51.4%
- Male49.1%48.6%
Relationship status
59.6% of adults in the EH49 7LU area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 24.5% have never married.
How residents rate their health
83.8% of residents in the EH49 7LU area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good51.1%47.9%
- Good32.7%30.9%
- Fair10.6%14.2%
- Bad3.9%5.3%
- Very bad1.5%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.