Who lives in ML3 8BA
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML3 8BA, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 778 (2024)
ML3 8BASouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML3 8BA
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 8BA (Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill) (about 778 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 15–19, at 9.4% of residents. 22.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 10% are 65 or over, less than half the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
52.8% of residents are female and 48% male.
- Female52.8%51.4%
- Male48%48.6%
Relationship status
27.5% of adults in the ML3 8BA area are married or in a civil partnership, well below the Scotland average of 44%. 52.5% have never married.
How residents rate their health
68.8% of residents in the ML3 8BA area describe their health as good or very good, below the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good38.5%47.9%
- Good30.2%30.9%
- Fair18.5%14.2%
- Bad9.4%5.3%
- Very bad3.5%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.