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63.2Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Half of Rosudgeon is over 63.2, older than 99% of UK towns

81% of households live in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns. Rosudgeon has fewer one-person households than 98% of UK towns, at 20%. There were 82 households here at the 2021 Census, home to 216 residents. The census found that 5.2% of residents give unpaid care in the village.

48%aged 65 or over 2.8%born abroad 82households

Ages

48% of Rosudgeon is 65 or over, a higher share than 99% of UK towns

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

RosudgeonEngland’s towns

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

Young people aged 15 to 24 make up 5.6% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns. The usual figure: 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1512%

15 to 245.6%

25 to 4414%

45 to 6420%

65 and over48%

RosudgeonCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

Rosudgeon

England

WomenMen

About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Fewer full-time students than 99% of UK towns: 2.7%

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 students2.7%

Higher managerial and professional13%

Lower managerial and professional21%

Intermediate12%

Small employers and self-employed19%

Supervisory and technical4.3%

Semi-routine18%

Routine6.4%

Never worked or long-term unemployed3.2%

RosudgeonCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Rosudgeon

5.1%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 5.1%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.5× England’s share

Residents who moved in within the year make up 5.1%, against 11% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

Only 21% of households have dependent children in Rosudgeon

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

Living alone, 66+ 13%Living alone, under 66 6.1%Families with dependent children 21%Couples and families, no young children 56%Shared houses and other 3.7%

Against Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns

Rosudgeon

Cornwall’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person20%

2 people51%

3 people12%

4 people12%

5 or more4.9%

England’s towns.

There is little gap on shared households of unrelated adults: 3.7%, about the same as across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children is 29%. Households average 2.3 people.

Homes & cars

In Rosudgeon, 2.5% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 96% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Rosudgeon

Cornwall’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van0%

One40%

Two46%

Three or more13%

RosudgeonCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Households without a car or van are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns. Typically, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Residents born outside the UK: 2.8%, a lower share than 94% 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%

Rosudgeon

2.8%

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 language99%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.4%

Another main language, little or no English0%

RosudgeonCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

With residents whose main language is English at 99%, Rosudgeon is ahead of 74% of UK towns on that count. The usual figure: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in the Middle East and Asia (1.4%) and in EU countries (0.9%).

Ethnicity & religion

A larger share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 99% of UK towns: 99%

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

RosudgeonCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White0.5%

Asian0.9%

Mixed0%

Black0%

Other0%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 99% of Rosudgeon · Cornwall’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

RosudgeonCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion39%

Christian48%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist1.9%

Other religion0%

Didn’t answer11%

0%30%60%

The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 48%, against 46% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, residents who describe themselves as White British come to 73%. Residents with no religion account for 39%.

Relationships & caring

Fewer adults who have never married than 99% of UK towns: 18%

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 partnership18%

Married or civil partnership57%

Separated2.1%

Divorced8%

Widowed15%

RosudgeonCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

11residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 5.2%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week2.4%

20 to 49 hours1.9%

50 hours or more1%

2 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. The benchmark for adults who have never married across England’s towns: 39%. At 57%, the share of married adults and civil partners is higher than in 94% of UK towns.

Qualifications

31% of adults hold a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications22%

Apprenticeship5.9%

A levels or similar13%

Degree level31%

RosudgeonCornwall’s townsEngland’s towns

Against 34% across England’s towns, 31% of adults here have a degree-level qualification, while 22% hold no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Every neighbour of Rosudgeon has a younger population

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

GoldsithneyMarazionCrowlasSt ErthLongrockHaylePenzanceRosudgeon

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Rosudgeon	216	—	63.2	48%	21%
Goldsithney	1,346	0.8 mi	47	26%	27%
Marazion	1,350	2 mi	52	31%	20%
Crowlas	1,054	3.1 mi	49.7	28%	24%
St Erth	1,128	3.3 mi	46.4	23%	29%
Longrock	1,983	4.5 mi	53.3	32%	20%
Hayle	9,040	4.9 mi	45.7	24%	26%
Penzance	14,957	5.2 mi	49.2	27%	20%

More about Rosudgeon’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

“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 Rosudgeon’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 Rosudgeon’s residents

What is the population of Rosudgeon?

The 2021 Census counted 216 people in Rosudgeon’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Rosudgeon?

The median age was 63.2 at the 2021 Census. 5.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 48% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Rosudgeon?

99% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across Cornwall’s towns. 2.8% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Rosudgeon?

39% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 11% didn’t answer.

Is Rosudgeon good for families?

21% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Rosudgeon’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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