Who lives in KY8 5RY
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in KY8 5RY, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Windygates and Coaltown
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 597 (2024)
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Who lives in KY8 5RY
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY8 5RY (Windygates and Coaltown) (about 597 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 11.5% of residents. 14.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 31% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
51% of residents are female and 49.6% male.
- Female51%51.4%
- Male49.6%48.6%
Relationship status
53.9% of adults in the KY8 5RY area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 28.3% have never married.
How residents rate their health
75.8% of residents in the KY8 5RY area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good39.8%47.9%
- Good36%30.9%
- Fair18.5%14.2%
- Bad6.9%5.3%
- Very bad0.6%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.