Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0Only 20% of households have dependent children in Darite
57% of residents said they have no religion, against 37% across England’s towns. Darite counted 329 residents and 149 households at the 2021 Census. The share of households in flats stands at 1.3%. The median age locally is 50.6, higher than in 88% of UK towns.
Darite ranks below 94% of UK towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 7.8%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 60–64: 11% of residents, 1.9 times the share across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Full-time students make up 3.6% in Darite, less than in 93% 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
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Across England’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%; Darite has 9.1%. For comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 80% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
The share of shared households of unrelated adults trails 69% of UK towns: 2%. Census figures put one-person households at 32% in Darite.
Above 91% of UK towns: 52% of households live in a detached house
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns, against 11% in Darite. Households in detached houses: 21% across England’s towns, for comparison. Across Darite, 26% of households live in a terraced house.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 99% of UK towns: 1.8%
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 25%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (0.9%) and in the rest of Europe (0.6%). For residents born outside the UK, the comparison across England’s towns is 18%. Against a figure of 90% across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English in Darite comes in at 100%.
98% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 99% 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
White British, not charted: 98% of Darite · Cornwall’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Just over a third of residents describe themselves as Christian, against 46% across England’s towns. On average, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
A larger share of married adults and civil partners than 86% of UK towns: 54%
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
By its share of adults who have never married (29%), Darite is below 73% of UK towns. The wider picture: 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. 8 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week. Compared with other places, unpaid carers are common here: 10%, more than in two thirds of UK towns.
37% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Against 34% across England’s towns, 37% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 11% hold no qualification (18%).
Around Darite, 1 of 7 towns have a higher median age
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darite | 329 | — | 50.6 | 23% | 20% |
| St Cleer | 1,144 | 1 mi | 49.5 | 25% | 25% |
| Pensilva | 1,656 | 1.9 mi | 52.5 | 29% | 20% |
| Liskeard | 10,901 | 3 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 26% |
| Dobwalls | 1,683 | 4 mi | 48.5 | 25% | 24% |
| Callington | 4,665 | 6.2 mi | 50 | 26% | 21% |
| Kelly Bray | 1,137 | 6.4 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 28% |
| Landrake | 1,104 | 9 mi | 47.9 | 23% | 25% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Cornwall’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Cornwall (or England), summed the same way as Darite’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 Darite’s residents
What is the population of Darite?
The 2021 Census counted 329 people in Darite’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Darite?
The median age was 50.6 at the 2021 Census. 7.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Darite?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across Cornwall’s towns. 1.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Darite?
57% said they had no religion and 35% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.5% didn’t answer.
Is Darite good for families?
20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Darite’s schools page.
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). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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