Who lives in ML8 5AE
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML8 5AE, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Carluke West
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 631 (2024)
ML8 5AESouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML8 5AE
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML8 5AE (Carluke West) (about 631 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 70–74, at 10.3% of residents. 9.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 31.7% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
51.7% of residents are female and 47.2% male.
- Female51.7%51.4%
- Male47.2%48.6%
Relationship status
57.9% of adults in the ML8 5AE area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 21.8% have never married.
How residents rate their health
81.3% of residents in the ML8 5AE area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good52%47.9%
- Good29.3%30.9%
- Fair13.5%14.2%
- Bad4.8%5.3%
- Very bad0.6%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.