Who lives in ML3 8SU
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML3 8SU, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Torheads and Little Earnock
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,329 (2024)
ML3 8SUSouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML3 8SU
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML3 8SU (Torheads and Little Earnock) (about 3,329 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 10–14, at 11% of residents. 16.8% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 2.5% are 65 or over, less than half the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
49.2% of residents are female and 50.5% male.
- Female49.2%51.4%
- Male50.5%48.6%
Relationship status
53.7% of adults in the ML3 8SU area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 37.7% have never married.
How residents rate their health
91.5% of residents in the ML3 8SU area describe their health as good or very good, above the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good69.6%47.9%
- Good21.9%30.9%
- Fair5.9%14.2%
- Bad2%5.3%
- Very bad0.7%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.