Postcode district · North Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML5
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML5, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 53,269 (2024)
Who lives in ML5
Residents
53,269
2024 estimate
Households
21,891
Census
Median age
42
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
16% / 17%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.9% of residents. 18.8% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 16.6% are 65 or over, below the Scotland figure of 20%.
ML5Scotland
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.2% of residents are female and 48.8% male.
ML5
51%
49%
Scotland
- Female51.2%51.4%
- Male48.8%48.6%
Relationship status
41.9% of adults in ML5 are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 40.2% have never married.
ML5Scotland
Married or civil partnership41.9%44%
Never married40.2%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved7.9%8.4%
Separated2.9%2.4%
Widowed7.1%7%
How residents rate their health
74.9% of residents in ML5 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
ML5
46%
29%
15%
Scotland
- Very good46.2%47.9%
- Good28.8%30.9%
- Fair15.5%14.2%
- Bad7.2%5.3%
- Very bad2.5%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.