Who lives in KW16 3HT
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in KW16 3HT, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness
- Council
- Orkney Islands
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 892 (2024)
KW16 3HTOrkney Islands
Who lives in KW16 3HT
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KW16 3HT (Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness) (about 892 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 11.4% of residents. 16.1% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 24.3% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
48.4% of residents are female and 52% male.
- Female48.4%51.4%
- Male52%48.6%
Relationship status
58% of adults in the KW16 3HT area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 27.9% have never married.
How residents rate their health
90% of residents in the KW16 3HT area describe their health as good or very good, above the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good57.5%47.9%
- Good32.5%30.9%
- Fair8.6%14.2%
- Bad1.6%5.3%
- Very bad1.1%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.