Photo: Sheila Russell · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in flats: 1.6%, a lower share than 98% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24; in Reawla, 7.9%. At the 2021 Census Reawla was home to 1,117 people in 454 households. On the census count, 22% of households are one person living alone. Compared with other places, households without a car or van are scarce here: 6.7%, fewer than in 96% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Reawla’s people
More with no religion than most
50% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 39% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Only 20% of residents are 65 or over in Reawla
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The median age in Reawla is 45.1, higher than in 54% of UK towns. No age band is larger than 55–59: nearly one in ten residents. Measured more widely, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. In Tywardreath, the oldest of Cornwall’s towns by this measure, it is 35%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Full-time students make up 4% in Reawla, less than in 83% 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%.
The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 7.4% in Reawla and 11% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of full-time students is 7.9%.
2.5 people per household, more than in 84% 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 households with dependent children is 28%, against 29% across England’s towns. Shared households of unrelated adults account for 3.1%.
A village of detached houses: 42% of households live in one
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
24% of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns, against 26% in Reawla. The comparison figure for households in detached houses is 21% across England’s towns.
Residents born outside the UK make up 3.1% in Reawla, less than in 89% 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
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (1.7%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.7%). 99% of residents have English as their main language, a higher share than in 92% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents born outside the UK is 18%.
50% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 94% 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: 94% of Reawla · Cornwall’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Where 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns, Reawla has 39%. Typically, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. After White British, the most common groups are Other White (3%), Mixed or multiple (0.9%) and Indian (0.4%). The village has more residents who describe themselves as White British than 69% of UK towns, at 94%.
Unpaid carers make up 11% in Reawla, more than in 88% 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
Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 36 people. Reawla has more adults who have never married than 55% of UK towns, at 33%. For comparison, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Married adults and civil partners make up 48%, against 44% across England’s towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 30%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
30% of Reawla’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 15% have none (18%).
6 of the 7 nearest towns are older than Reawla
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reawla | 1,117 | — | 45.1 | 20% | 28% |
| Connor Downs | 1,482 | 1.7 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 30% |
| Hayle | 9,040 | 2.5 mi | 45.7 | 24% | 26% |
| St Erth | 1,128 | 3.4 mi | 46.4 | 23% | 29% |
| Troon | 1,402 | 3.5 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 27% |
| Camborne | 20,445 | 3.6 mi | 42 | 21% | 27% |
| Tolvaddon | 1,107 | 4.7 mi | 47.9 | 26% | 21% |
| Carbis Bay | 3,967 | 5.2 mi | 53.3 | 32% | 21% |
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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 Reawla’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 Reawla’s residents
What is the population of Reawla?
The 2021 Census counted 1,117 people in Reawla’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Reawla?
The median age was 45.1 at the 2021 Census. 7.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 20% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Reawla?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across Cornwall’s towns. 3.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Reawla?
50% said they had no religion and 39% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 9.7% didn’t answer.
Is Reawla good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Reawla’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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