Who lives in G72 9ES
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in G72 9ES, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Blantyre South and Wheatlands
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 694 (2024)
G72 9ESSouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in G72 9ES
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around G72 9ES (Blantyre South and Wheatlands) (about 694 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.2% of residents. 17.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 18.6% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
52.5% of residents are female and 48% male.
- Female52.5%51.4%
- Male48%48.6%
Relationship status
37.8% of adults in the G72 9ES area are married or in a civil partnership, below the Scotland average of 44%. 41.9% have never married.
How residents rate their health
69.8% of residents in the G72 9ES area describe their health as good or very good, below the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good41.2%47.9%
- Good28.6%30.9%
- Fair17%14.2%
- Bad9.9%5.3%
- Very bad3.4%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.