Postcode district · Argyll and Bute
Who lives in PA20
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in PA20, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Argyll and Bute
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 6,044 (2024)
PA20Postcode district · Argyll and Bute
Who lives in PA20
Residents
6,044
2024 estimate
Households
3,325
Census
Median age
56
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
12% / 34%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.9% of residents. 10.9% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 33.7% are 65 or over, well above the Scotland figure of 20%.
PA20Scotland
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.5% of residents are female and 48.6% male.
PA20
52%
49%
Scotland
- Female51.5%51.4%
- Male48.6%48.6%
Relationship status
45.4% of adults in PA20 are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 44%. 29% have never married.
PA20Scotland
Married or civil partnership45.4%44%
Never married29%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved11.5%8.4%
Separated3.2%2.4%
Widowed10.7%7%
How residents rate their health
70% of residents in PA20 describe their health as good or very good, below the Scotland average of 78.8%.
PA20
39%
31%
20%
Scotland
- Very good39%47.9%
- Good31.1%30.9%
- Fair20.1%14.2%
- Bad7.7%5.3%
- Very bad2.2%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.