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48.2Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A smaller share of households in flats than 99% of UK towns: 0.7%

23% of households are one person living alone (Wales’s towns: 32%). On the census count, 70% of households live in a detached house. Higher than in 97% of UK towns: 59% of adults are married or in a civil partnership. At the 2021 Census, 1,731 people lived in Higher Kinnerton, in 728 households.

24%aged 65 or over 4.2%born abroad 728households

Ages

Higher Kinnerton sits below 89% of UK towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (8.3%)

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

Higher KinnertonWales’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

The largest age band is 60–64: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Wales’s towns. Across the comparison, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Wales’s towns. With a median age of 48.2, Higher Kinnerton is older than 75% of UK towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1516%

15 to 248.3%

25 to 4421%

45 to 6431%

65 and over24%

Higher KinnertonClwyd’s townsWales’s towns

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

Higher Kinnerton

Wales

WomenMen

About 93 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

In Higher Kinnerton, 5% of adults are full-time students, more than in 56% of UK towns

What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.

Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over

Full-time students5%

Higher managerial and professional21%

Lower managerial and professional27%

Intermediate13%

Small employers and self-employed10%

Supervisory and technical4.6%

Semi-routine8.4%

Routine6.7%

Never worked or long-term unemployed3.8%

Higher KinnertonClwyd’s townsWales’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Higher Kinnerton

9.1%

Wales’s towns

9.8%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

150

residents, 8.7%; Wales’s towns 9.1%

Of them from abroad

0.6× Wales’s share

By class, 48% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 15% in routine and semi-routine work (Wales’s towns: 29% and 27%). On average, 8% of adults are full-time students across Wales’s towns. Here, nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier.

Households

In Higher Kinnerton, 30% of households have dependent children, more than in 71% of UK towns

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 13%Living alone, under 66 10%Families with dependent children 30%Couples and families, no young children 46%Shared houses and other 1.8%

Against Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns

Higher Kinnerton

Clwyd’s towns

Wales’s towns

People per household

1 person23%

2 people41%

3 people18%

4 people14%

5 or more4.5%

Wales’s towns.

Across Wales’s towns, households average 2.3 people; in Higher Kinnerton, 2.4. The usual figure: 27% of households have dependent children across Wales’s towns. The census found that 1.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home in the village.

Homes & cars

Higher Kinnerton ranks below 97% of UK towns on households in terraced houses: 5.6%

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Higher Kinnerton

Clwyd’s towns

Wales’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van6.7%

One34%

Two41%

Three or more18%

Higher KinnertonClwyd’s townsWales’s towns

By its share of households without a car or van (6.7%), Higher Kinnerton is below 96% of UK towns. Across Wales’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses is 29%.

Where people were born

Fewer residents born abroad than 75% of UK towns: 4.2%

Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.

Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 10%

Higher Kinnerton

4.2%

Clwyd’s towns

6.6%

Wales’s towns

7.4%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language99%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.1%

Another main language, little or no English0.2%

Higher KinnertonClwyd’s townsWales’s towns

With residents whose main language is English at 99%, Higher Kinnerton is ahead of 77% of UK towns on that count. To put it in context, 7.4% of residents were born outside the UK across Wales’s towns. Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (2.1%), then in Africa (0.7%).

Welsh language

Higher Kinnerton’s residents: 10% speak Welsh

Welsh language skills, residents aged 3 and over, Census 2021.

Welsh language skills · residents aged 3 and over

Can speak Welsh10%

Can speak, read and write Welsh7.9%

Any Welsh skill (including understanding only)16%

Higher KinnertonClwyd’s townsWales’s towns

173 residents, 10% of those aged 3 and over, said they can speak Welsh at the 2021 Census, against 16% across Welsh towns: fewer than in 67% of Welsh towns. Within Clwyd, Llanfairfechan has the largest share, 44%.

Ethnicity & religion

In Higher Kinnerton, 59% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 92% of UK towns

How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.

Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents

Higher KinnertonClwyd’s townsWales’s towns

Other White2.2%

Asian0.9%

Mixed0.5%

Black0.2%

Other0.2%

0%3%6%

White British, not charted: 96% of Higher Kinnerton · Clwyd’s towns 92% · Wales’s towns 90%.

Religion · all residents

Higher KinnertonClwyd’s townsWales’s towns

No religion36%

Christian59%

Muslim0.1%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.8%

Other religion0.2%

Didn’t answer4.3%

0%35%70%

Set against 47% across Wales’s towns, 36% of residents said they have no religion in Higher Kinnerton. Meanwhile, 96% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 89% of UK towns. Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 43% across Wales’s towns. Leading the other groups after White British: Other White (2.2%), Mixed or multiple (0.5%) and Chinese (0.4%).

Relationships & caring

In Higher Kinnerton, 24% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, fewer than in 95% of UK towns

Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.

Partnership status · residents 16 and over

Never married or in a civil partnership24%

Married or civil partnership59%

Separated1.2%

Divorced9.3%

Widowed6.2%

Higher KinnertonClwyd’s townsWales’s towns

145residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 8.8%, against 10% in Wales’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.3%

20 to 49 hours1.4%

50 hours or more2.1%

Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 35 people. As a yardstick, 38% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across Wales’s towns. At 8.8%, the share of unpaid carers is lower than in 66% of UK towns.

Qualifications

44% of adults hold a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications9.7%

Apprenticeship5.5%

A levels or similar18%

Degree level44%

Higher KinnertonClwyd’s townsWales’s towns

With 44% of its adults qualified to degree level, Higher Kinnerton compares with 31% across Wales’s towns; another 9.7% hold no qualification (20%).

Neighbours

Higher Kinnerton is younger than 1 of its 7 nearest neighbours

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

BroughtonPenyfforddHopeHawardenRossettLlayBuckleyHigher Kinnerton

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Higher Kinnerton	1,731	—	48.2	24%	30%
Broughton	6,532	1.5 mi	40.6	18%	30%
Penyffordd	3,822	1.8 mi	40.9	19%	33%
Hope	4,422	2.9 mi	46.1	24%	29%
Hawarden	14,284	3.2 mi	46.8	23%	26%
Rossett	1,977	3.4 mi	49.7	26%	26%
Llay	4,666	3.5 mi	43	22%	29%
Buckley	13,562	3.6 mi	43.3	20%	28%

More about Higher Kinnerton’s residents

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How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

“Clwyd’s towns” and “Wales’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Clwyd (or Wales), summed the same way as Higher Kinnerton’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.

Questions about Higher Kinnerton’s residents

What is the population of Higher Kinnerton?

The 2021 Census counted 1,731 people in Higher Kinnerton’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Higher Kinnerton?

The median age was 48.2 at the 2021 Census. 8.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Higher Kinnerton?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 90% across Wales’s towns and 92% across Clwyd’s towns. 4.2% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Higher Kinnerton?

36% said they had no religion and 59% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 4.3% didn’t answer.

Is Higher Kinnerton good for families?

30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 27% across Wales’s towns. Schools are on Higher Kinnerton’s schools page.

How many people speak Welsh in Higher Kinnerton?

173 residents aged 3 and over, 10%, said they can speak Welsh at the 2021 Census, against 16% across Welsh towns.

Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067, TS032). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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