Who lives in KW16 3EF
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in KW16 3EF, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness
- Council
- Orkney Islands
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 892 (2024)
KW16 3EFOrkney Islands
Who lives in KW16 3EF
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KW16 3EF (Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness) (about 892 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.1% of residents. 12.1% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 32.8% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
52.1% of residents are female and 47.4% male.
- Female52.1%51.4%
- Male47.4%48.6%
Relationship status
41.4% of adults in the KW16 3EF area are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 32.2% have never married.
How residents rate their health
80.4% of residents in the KW16 3EF area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good45.9%47.9%
- Good34.4%30.9%
- Fair13.5%14.2%
- Bad6.1%5.3%
- Very bad0.9%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.