Postcode district · Gloucester
Who lives in GL1
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in GL1, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Gloucester
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 52,589 (2024)
GL1Postcode district · Gloucester
Who lives in GL1
Residents
52,589
2024 estimate
Households
20,233
Census
Median age
36
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
17% / 14%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 8.4% of residents. 24% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 14.2% are 65 or over, below the England figure of 18.4%.
GL1England
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
49.8% of residents are female and 50.2% male.
GL1
50%
50%
England
- Female49.8%51%
- Male50.2%49%
Relationship status
36.4% of adults in GL1 are married or in a civil partnership, below the England average of 44.7%. 46% have never married.
GL1England
Married or civil partnership36.4%44.7%
Never married46%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved9.9%9.1%
Separated2.4%2.2%
Widowed5.3%6.1%
How residents rate their health
80.7% of residents in GL1 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
GL1
46%
35%
14%
England
- Very good45.9%48.5%
- Good34.8%33.7%
- Fair13.8%12.7%
- Bad4.3%4%
- Very bad1.2%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.