Who lives in IV3 8EB
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in IV3 8EB, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Inverness Merkinch
- Council
- Highland
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,186 (2024)
Who lives in IV3 8EB
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IV3 8EB (Inverness Merkinch) (about 1,186 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 40–44, at 9.7% of residents. 22.2% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 9.8% are 65 or over, less than half the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
49.9% of residents are female and 49.7% male.
- Female49.9%51.4%
- Male49.7%48.6%
Relationship status
20.3% of adults in the IV3 8EB area are married or in a civil partnership, less than half the Scotland average of 44%. 55.1% have never married.
How residents rate their health
69.1% of residents in the IV3 8EB area describe their health as good or very good, below the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good37.5%47.9%
- Good31.6%30.9%
- Fair21.1%14.2%
- Bad5.6%5.3%
- Very bad3.2%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.