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53.9Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A median age of 53.9: Menheniot is older than 95% of UK towns

Just over a fifth of households have dependent children, against 29% across England’s towns. Fewer adults who have never married than in 90% of UK towns: 26%. Menheniot had 779 residents in 366 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 46% of households live in a detached house here.

31%aged 65 or over 4.7%born abroad 366households

Ages

Residents aged 65 and over make up 31% in Menheniot, more than in 93% of UK towns

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

MenheniotEngland’s towns

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

Against a figure of 12% across England’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Menheniot comes in at 8%. The usual figure: 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1514%

15 to 248%

25 to 4416%

45 to 6430%

65 and over31%

MenheniotCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

Menheniot

England

WomenMen

About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Students & newcomers

Menheniot ranks above 81% of UK towns on full-time students: 5.8%

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 students5.8%

Higher managerial and professional9.9%

Lower managerial and professional22%

Intermediate11%

Small employers and self-employed14%

Supervisory and technical6.9%

Semi-routine14%

Routine9.8%

Never worked or long-term unemployed7%

MenheniotCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Menheniot

7.9%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 7.6%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.3× England’s share

7.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier; across England’s towns the figure is 11%. Against that, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.

Households

Menheniot households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 86% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 22%Living alone, under 66 11%Families with dependent children 22%Couples and families, no young children 42%Shared houses and other 2.2%

Against Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns

Menheniot

Cornwall’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person34%

2 people39%

3 people13%

4 people9.3%

5 or more5.2%

England’s towns.

The figure for one-person households is 34% in Menheniot and 30% across England’s towns. Lower than in nearly three fifths of UK towns: 2.2% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.

Homes & cars

In Menheniot, 6.3% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 76% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Menheniot

Cornwall’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van11%

One48%

Two30%

Three or more11%

MenheniotCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Households without a car or van: 11% here and 24% across England’s towns. On the census count, 18% of households live in a terraced house. For households in flats, the comparison across England’s towns is 23%.

Where people were born

Residents whose main language is English: 100%, a higher share than 99% 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%

Menheniot

4.7%

Cornwall’s towns

5.5%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language100%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.3%

Another main language, little or no English0%

MenheniotCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Residents born outside the UK make up 4.7%, against 18% across England’s towns. 100% of residents have English as their main language.

Ethnicity & religion

A higher White British share than 90% of UK towns: 96% of residents

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

MenheniotCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White1.4%

Asian0%

Mixed1.8%

Black0.1%

Other0.4%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Menheniot · Cornwall’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

MenheniotCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion41%

Christian53%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.5%

Other religion0.9%

Didn’t answer4.4%

0%30%60%

Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 53%, above 72% of UK towns. As a reference point, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Leading the other groups after White British: Mixed or multiple (1.8%), Other White (1.4%) and Caribbean (0.1%). Higher than in just over half of UK towns: 41% of residents said they have no religion.

Relationships & caring

In Menheniot, 51% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 67% 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 partnership26%

Married or civil partnership51%

Separated1.7%

Divorced12%

Widowed10%

MenheniotCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

74residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 10%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5%

20 to 49 hours1.4%

50 hours or more3.7%

Unpaid carers make up 10%, against 8.7% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners is 44%.

Qualifications

Degree level: the highest qualification of 28% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications19%

Apprenticeship7.6%

A levels or similar15%

Degree level28%

MenheniotCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

At degree level, Menheniot counts 28% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 19% have no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

A younger town than 1 of the 7 around it: Menheniot

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

LiskeardSt CleerPensilvaDobwallsLandrakeLooeCallingtonMenheniot

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Menheniot	779	—	53.9	31%	22%
Liskeard	10,901	2.6 mi	44.1	23%	26%
St Cleer	1,144	4.3 mi	49.5	25%	25%
Pensilva	1,656	4.3 mi	52.5	29%	20%
Dobwalls	1,683	4.9 mi	48.5	25%	24%
Landrake	1,104	5.5 mi	47.9	23%	25%
Looe	5,314	6 mi	55.6	34%	17%
Callington	4,665	6.1 mi	50	26%	21%

More about Menheniot’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
“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 Menheniot’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 Menheniot’s residents

What is the population of Menheniot?

The 2021 Census counted 779 people in Menheniot’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Menheniot?

The median age was 53.9 at the 2021 Census. 8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Menheniot?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across Cornwall’s towns. 4.7% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Menheniot?

41% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.4% didn’t answer.

Is Menheniot good for families?

22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Menheniot’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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