Who lives in KY8 1BE
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in KY8 1BE, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckhaven Denbeath and Muiredge
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 717 (2024)
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Who lives in KY8 1BE
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY8 1BE (Buckhaven Denbeath and Muiredge) (about 717 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 11.4% of residents. 25.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 16.4% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
46.8% of residents are female and 53.1% male.
- Female46.8%51.4%
- Male53.1%48.6%
Relationship status
27.2% of adults in the KY8 1BE area are married or in a civil partnership, well below the Scotland average of 44%. 54.7% have never married.
How residents rate their health
67.4% of residents in the KY8 1BE area describe their health as good or very good, below the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good35.7%47.9%
- Good31.8%30.9%
- Fair22.4%14.2%
- Bad8.5%5.3%
- Very bad1.9%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.