Postcode area · Inverness
Who lives in IV
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in IV, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Highland
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 240,772 (2024)
IVPostcode area · Inverness
Who lives in IV
Residents
240,772
2024 estimate
Households
111,450
Census
Median age
47
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
15% / 23%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 15.6% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 22.9% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
IVScotland
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
51% of residents are female and 49.1% male.
IV
51%
49%
Scotland
- Female51%51.4%
- Male49.1%48.6%
Relationship status
47.6% of adults in IV are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 33% have never married.
IVScotland
Married or civil partnership47.6%44%
Never married33%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved9.7%8.4%
Separated2.5%2.4%
Widowed7.4%7%
How residents rate their health
80.2% of residents in IV describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
IV
49%
32%
14%
Scotland
- Very good48.7%47.9%
- Good31.6%30.9%
- Fair13.9%14.2%
- Bad4.6%5.3%
- Very bad1.3%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.