Who lives in KY4 8LY
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in KY4 8LY, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowdenbeath South
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 796 (2024)
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Who lives in KY4 8LY
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY4 8LY (Cowdenbeath South) (about 796 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.2% of residents. 20.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 25% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.9% of residents are female and 48.6% male.
- Female50.9%51.4%
- Male48.6%48.6%
Relationship status
31.3% of adults in the KY4 8LY area are married or in a civil partnership, well below the Scotland average of 44%. 41.6% have never married.
How residents rate their health
67.4% of residents in the KY4 8LY area describe their health as good or very good, below the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good39.5%47.9%
- Good27.9%30.9%
- Fair19.2%14.2%
- Bad10.3%5.3%
- Very bad2.7%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.