Who lives in KW16 3LY
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in KW16 3LY, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness
- Council
- Orkney Islands
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,077 (2024)
KW16 3LYOrkney Islands
Who lives in KW16 3LY
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KW16 3LY (Stromness, Sandwick and Stenness) (about 1,077 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.1% of residents. 12.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 27% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
48.4% of residents are female and 51.8% male.
- Female48.4%51.4%
- Male51.8%48.6%
Relationship status
55.8% of adults in the KW16 3LY area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 30.1% have never married.
How residents rate their health
87.5% of residents in the KW16 3LY area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good51.9%47.9%
- Good35.5%30.9%
- Fair9.7%14.2%
- Bad1.6%5.3%
- Very bad0.5%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.