Who lives in KY5 9LS
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in KY5 9LS, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Lochgelly East
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,216 (2024)
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Who lives in KY5 9LS
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY5 9LS (Lochgelly East) (about 1,216 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.9% of residents. 15.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 21.1% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.9% of residents are female and 47% male.
- Female50.9%51.4%
- Male47%48.6%
Relationship status
50.8% of adults in the KY5 9LS area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 29.4% have never married.
How residents rate their health
73.1% of residents in the KY5 9LS area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good40.1%47.9%
- Good33%30.9%
- Fair19.8%14.2%
- Bad5.4%5.3%
- Very bad1.5%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.