Postcode district · Leeds
Who lives in LS6
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in LS6, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 75,322 (2024)
LS6Postcode district · Leeds
Who lives in LS6
Residents
75,322
2024 estimate
Households
27,138
Census
Median age
25
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
10% / 8%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 32.1% of residents. 47.9% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 8.4% are 65 or over, less than half the England figure of 18.4%.
LS6England
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The gender split
51.7% of residents are female and 48.3% male.
LS6
52%
48%
England
- Female51.7%51%
- Male48.3%49%
Relationship status
19.4% of adults in LS6 are married or in a civil partnership, less than half the England average of 44.7%. 72% have never married.
LS6England
Married or civil partnership19.4%44.7%
Never married72%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved4.4%9.1%
Separated1.3%2.2%
Widowed2.8%6.1%
How residents rate their health
86.2% of residents in LS6 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
LS6
53%
33%
England
- Very good53%48.5%
- Good33.3%33.7%
- Fair10%12.7%
- Bad3%4%
- Very bad0.8%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.