Photo: Phil Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0Only 1.9% of households live in a flat or apartment in Luxulyan
The median age in Luxulyan is 50.6, higher than in 88% of UK towns. 363 residents in 164 households: that is Luxulyan at the 2021 Census. The share of households with dependent children stands at 21%. Residents who describe themselves as White British: 96%, above 86% of UK towns.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 97% of UK towns: 7.4%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 88% of UK towns: 29%. As a yardstick, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
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% in Luxulyan, less than in 99% 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%.
Managerial and professional jobs take in 29% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 28% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). For comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 4.2%.
Above 94% of UK towns: 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home
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.
At 2.3 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. Here, 28% of households are one person living alone.
Households in terraced houses: 8%, a lower share than 93% of UK towns
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
Compared with 24% across England’s towns, just over one in ten households have no car or van here. Households in detached houses account for 50%.
Residents born outside the UK: 2.5%, a lower share than 96% of UK towns
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
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (1.4%), then in Africa (0.6%). At 100%, the share of residents whose main language is English is higher than in 99% of UK towns. To put it in context, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 95% of UK towns, at 51%
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: 96% of Luxulyan · Cornwall’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Where 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns, Luxulyan has 41%. The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (1.4%), Mixed or multiple (1.4%) and Caribbean (0.3%). Typically, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
In Luxulyan, 14% of residents give unpaid care, more than in 99% 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
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Married adults and civil partners: 54%, above 84% of UK towns. Still, at 26%, the share of adults who have never married is lower than in 90% of UK towns. For unpaid carers, the comparison across England’s towns is 8.7%. 19 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week.
29% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Luxulyan, 19%, while 29% hold one at degree level (34%).
Median age: 3 of the 7 towns around Luxulyan are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxulyan | 363 | — | 50.6 | 29% | 21% |
| Penwithick | 1,706 | 1.9 mi | 36.7 | 16% | 39% |
| Bugle | 2,430 | 2.1 mi | 38.4 | 16% | 30% |
| St Blazey | 6,569 | 2.8 mi | 44.2 | 22% | 29% |
| Tywardreath | 2,589 | 3.1 mi | 55.7 | 35% | 20% |
| Lostwithiel | 3,067 | 3.5 mi | 51.6 | 29% | 21% |
| St Austell | 24,361 | 3.6 mi | 45 | 23% | 26% |
| Carlyon Bay | 1,174 | 3.6 mi | 62.8 | 47% | 16% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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 Luxulyan’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 Luxulyan’s residents
What is the population of Luxulyan?
The 2021 Census counted 363 people in Luxulyan’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Luxulyan?
The median age was 50.6 at the 2021 Census. 7.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Luxulyan?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across Cornwall’s towns. 2.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Luxulyan?
51% said they had no religion and 41% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.6% didn’t answer.
Is Luxulyan good for families?
21% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Luxulyan’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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