Who lives in PA18 6BF
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in PA18 6BF, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Inverkip and Wemyss Bay
- Council
- Inverclyde
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,107 (2024)
PA18 6BFInverclyde
Who lives in PA18 6BF
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA18 6BF (Inverkip and Wemyss Bay) (about 1,107 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 12.4% of residents. 11.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 22% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 20%.
The gender split
47.6% of residents are female and 52.4% male.
- Female47.6%51.4%
- Male52.4%48.6%
Relationship status
59.8% of adults in the PA18 6BF area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 24.4% have never married.
How residents rate their health
84.5% of residents in the PA18 6BF area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
- Very good52.2%47.9%
- Good32.3%30.9%
- Fair11.7%14.2%
- Bad3.4%5.3%
- Very bad0.4%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.