Who lives in ML8 4QA
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML8 4QA, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 512 (2024)
ML8 4QASouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML8 4QA
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML8 4QA (Crossford, Braidwood and Yieldshields) (about 512 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 65–69, at 8.8% of residents. 14.2% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 25.3% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
50.7% of residents are female and 48.7% male.
- Female50.7%51.4%
- Male48.7%48.6%
Relationship status
55% of adults in the ML8 4QA area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 29.5% have never married.
How residents rate their health
77.8% of residents in the ML8 4QA area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good47.3%47.9%
- Good30.5%30.9%
- Fair14.8%14.2%
- Bad5.6%5.3%
- Very bad0.8%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.