Who lives in ML3 8DS
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML3 8DS, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 558 (2024)
ML3 8DSSouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML3 8DS
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 8DS (Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill) (about 558 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 25–29, at 8.8% of residents. 22.1% 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
55.7% of residents are female and 46.1% male.
- Female55.7%51.4%
- Male46.1%48.6%
Relationship status
31.2% of adults in the ML3 8DS area are married or in a civil partnership, well below the Scotland average of 44%. 45.1% have never married.
How residents rate their health
74.1% of residents in the ML3 8DS area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good43.9%47.9%
- Good30.1%30.9%
- Fair17.1%14.2%
- Bad7.5%5.3%
- Very bad1.7%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.