Who lives in G72 0BL
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in G72 0BL, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Blantyre South and Wheatlands
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 987 (2024)
G72 0BLSouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in G72 0BL
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around G72 0BL (Blantyre South and Wheatlands) (about 987 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.7% of residents. 19.2% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 19.3% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
53% of residents are female and 47.8% male.
- Female53%51.4%
- Male47.8%48.6%
Relationship status
33.2% of adults in the G72 0BL area are married or in a civil partnership, below the Scotland average of 44%. 43.2% have never married.
How residents rate their health
68.1% of residents in the G72 0BL area describe their health as good or very good, below the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good35.5%47.9%
- Good32.6%30.9%
- Fair16%14.2%
- Bad10.6%5.3%
- Very bad5.7%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.