Who lives in FK2 8LB
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in FK2 8LB, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Carse and Grangemouth Old Town
- Council
- Falkirk
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 565 (2024)
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Who lives in FK2 8LB
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around FK2 8LB (Carse and Grangemouth Old Town) (about 565 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 12.8% of residents. 12.2% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 15.9% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
52.3% of residents are female and 47.9% male.
- Female52.3%51.4%
- Male47.9%48.6%
Relationship status
58.2% of adults in the FK2 8LB area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 27.3% have never married.
How residents rate their health
83.7% of residents in the FK2 8LB area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good53.6%47.9%
- Good30.1%30.9%
- Fair11.1%14.2%
- Bad3.5%5.3%
- Very bad0.9%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.