Who lives in EH6 5RL
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in EH6 5RL, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Junction Street
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 874 (2024)
EH6 5RLCity of Edinburgh
Who lives in EH6 5RL
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH6 5RL (Great Junction Street) (about 874 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 40–44, at 9% of residents. 24.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 14.9% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.7% of residents are female and 48.4% male.
- Female50.7%51.4%
- Male48.4%48.6%
Relationship status
29.8% of adults in the EH6 5RL area are married or in a civil partnership, well below the Scotland average of 44%. 55.8% have never married.
How residents rate their health
72.6% of residents in the EH6 5RL area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good40.8%47.9%
- Good31.8%30.9%
- Fair16.6%14.2%
- Bad7.4%5.3%
- Very bad2.3%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.