Who lives in ML3 8EA
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML3 8EA, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 610 (2024)
ML3 8EASouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML3 8EA
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 8EA (Woodhead, Meikle Earnock and Fairhill) (about 610 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.1% of residents. 17.2% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 22.7% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
53.9% of residents are female and 45.4% male.
- Female53.9%51.4%
- Male45.4%48.6%
Relationship status
44% of adults in the ML3 8EA area are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 37% have never married.
How residents rate their health
72% of residents in the ML3 8EA area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good44.6%47.9%
- Good27.4%30.9%
- Fair17.6%14.2%
- Bad7.1%5.3%
- Very bad2.3%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.