Postcode district · Dunstable
Who lives in LU5
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in LU5, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 60,171 (2024)
LU5Postcode district · Dunstable
Who lives in LU5
Residents
60,171
2024 estimate
Households
21,117
Census
Median age
39
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
19% / 16%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.9% of residents. 19.6% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 15.8% are 65 or over, below the England figure of 18.4%.
LU5England
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.4% of residents are female and 49.6% male.
LU5
50%
50%
England
- Female50.4%51%
- Male49.6%49%
Relationship status
45.6% of adults in LU5 are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the England average of 44.7%. 36.6% have never married.
LU5England
Married or civil partnership45.6%44.7%
Never married36.6%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved9.6%9.1%
Separated2.3%2.2%
Widowed5.9%6.1%
How residents rate their health
83.4% of residents in LU5 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
LU5
48%
35%
12%
England
- Very good48.3%48.5%
- Good35%33.7%
- Fair12.2%12.7%
- Bad3.5%4%
- Very bad1%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.