Who lives in FK2 7GP
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in FK2 7GP, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village
- Council
- Falkirk
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 859 (2024)
FK2 7GPFalkirk
Who lives in FK2 7GP
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around FK2 7GP (Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village) (about 859 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 10.6% of residents. 15.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 4.1% are 65 or over, less than half the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
49% of residents are female and 51.5% male.
- Female49%51.4%
- Male51.5%48.6%
Relationship status
64% of adults in the FK2 7GP area are married or in a civil partnership, well above the Scotland average of 44%. 27.1% have never married.
How residents rate their health
90.9% of residents in the FK2 7GP area describe their health as good or very good, above the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good64.6%47.9%
- Good26.4%30.9%
- Fair6.4%14.2%
- Bad1.9%5.3%
- Very bad0.5%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.