Who lives in ML8 5UP
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in ML8 5UP, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Carluke West
- Council
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 668 (2024)
ML8 5UPSouth Lanarkshire
Who lives in ML8 5UP
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML8 5UP (Carluke West) (about 668 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.6% of residents. 11.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 21.6% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
49.5% of residents are female and 49.9% male.
- Female49.5%51.4%
- Male49.9%48.6%
Relationship status
62% of adults in the ML8 5UP area are married or in a civil partnership, well above the Scotland average of 44%. 24.5% have never married.
How residents rate their health
84.4% of residents in the ML8 5UP area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good55.7%47.9%
- Good28.7%30.9%
- Fair10.6%14.2%
- Bad4%5.3%
- Very bad0.3%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.