Who lives in ML3 8DN
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML3 8DN, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 758 (2024)
ML3 8DNSouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML3 8DN
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 8DN (Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill) (about 758 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.1% of residents. 19.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 19.1% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
53.7% of residents are female and 45.7% male.
- Female53.7%51.4%
- Male45.7%48.6%
Relationship status
48.4% of adults in the ML3 8DN area are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 34.5% have never married.
How residents rate their health
76.9% of residents in the ML3 8DN area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good46%47.9%
- Good30.9%30.9%
- Fair13.6%14.2%
- Bad7.1%5.3%
- Very bad1.8%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.