Who lives in IV3 8BL
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in IV3 8BL, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Inverness Merkinch
- Council
- Highland
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 853 (2024)
IV3 8BLHighland
Who lives in IV3 8BL
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IV3 8BL (Inverness Merkinch) (about 853 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 40–44, at 9.8% of residents. 18.6% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 12.2% are 65 or over, well below the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
47% of residents are female and 53.8% male.
- Female47%51.4%
- Male53.8%48.6%
Relationship status
21.1% of adults in the IV3 8BL area are married or in a civil partnership, less than half the Scotland average of 44%. 53.9% have never married.
How residents rate their health
66.6% of residents in the IV3 8BL area describe their health as good or very good, below the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good33.9%47.9%
- Good32.7%30.9%
- Fair19%14.2%
- Bad10.9%5.3%
- Very bad3.6%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.