Who lives in KY5 9EA
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in KY5 9EA, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Lochgelly East
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 846 (2024)
KY5 9EAFife
Who lives in KY5 9EA
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY5 9EA (Lochgelly East) (about 846 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.4% of residents. 17.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 18.2% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.8% of residents are female and 48.7% male.
- Female50.8%51.4%
- Male48.7%48.6%
Relationship status
46.5% of adults in the KY5 9EA area are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 33.5% have never married.
How residents rate their health
76.9% of residents in the KY5 9EA area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good45.1%47.9%
- Good31.8%30.9%
- Fair14.1%14.2%
- Bad8%5.3%
- Very bad2.2%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.