Postcode district · Highland
Who lives in KW8
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in KW8, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Highland
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 1,669 (2024)
KW8Postcode district · Highland
Who lives in KW8
Residents
1,669
2024 estimate
Households
850
Census
Median age
57
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
11% / 34%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 11.5% of residents. 9.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 33.5% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
KW8Scotland
0%
5%
10%
15%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.6% of residents are female and 49% male.
KW8
51%
49%
Scotland
- Female50.6%51.4%
- Male49%48.6%
Relationship status
50.7% of adults in KW8 are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 27.3% have never married.
KW8Scotland
Married or civil partnership50.7%44%
Never married27.3%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved10.8%8.4%
Separated2.4%2.4%
Widowed9.5%7%
How residents rate their health
70.3% of residents in KW8 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
KW8
39%
31%
19%
Scotland
- Very good39%47.9%
- Good31.3%30.9%
- Fair19.2%14.2%
- Bad8.1%5.3%
- Very bad2.1%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.