Postcode district · Scottish Borders
Who lives in TD8
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in TD8, set against Scotland as a whole.
- Council
- Scottish Borders
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 6,705 (2024)
TD8Postcode district · Scottish Borders
Who lives in TD8
Residents
6,705
2024 estimate
Households
3,251
Census
Median age
52
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
15% / 27%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.1% of residents. 13.9% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland. 27.3% are 65 or over, above the Scotland figure of 20%.
TD8Scotland
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
51.3% of residents are female and 48.5% male.
TD8
51%
48%
Scotland
- Female51.3%51.4%
- Male48.5%48.6%
Relationship status
52.7% of adults in TD8 are married or in a civil partnership, above the Scotland average of 44%. 27.4% have never married.
TD8Scotland
Married or civil partnership52.7%44%
Never married27.4%38.1%
Divorced or dissolved9.7%8.4%
Separated2.3%2.4%
Widowed7.8%7%
How residents rate their health
79% of residents in TD8 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 78.8%.
TD8
47%
32%
15%
Scotland
- Very good46.8%47.9%
- Good32.2%30.9%
- Fair15.1%14.2%
- Bad4.3%5.3%
- Very bad1.4%1.6%
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.