Who lives in ML6 8WL
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML6 8WL, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Salsburgh
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,782 (2024)
ML6 8WLNorth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML6 8WL
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML6 8WL (Salsburgh) (about 2,782 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 30–34, at 16.4% of residents. 33.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 1.9% are 65 or over, less than half the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
53.2% of residents are female and 47.4% male.
- Female53.2%51.4%
- Male47.4%48.6%
Relationship status
54.2% of adults in the ML6 8WL area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 40.7% have never married.
How residents rate their health
94.8% of residents in the ML6 8WL area describe their health as good or very good, above the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good70.8%47.9%
- Good24%30.9%
- Fair3.9%14.2%
- Bad0.4%5.3%
- Very bad0.2%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.