Photo: Thomas E Saunders · CC BY-SA 2.0Residents who describe themselves as White British: 98%, a higher share than 99% of UK towns
The share of shared households of unrelated adults trails 96% of UK towns: 1.3%. Ruan Minor has more households in terraced houses than 80% of UK towns, at 29%. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 351, in 152 households. Households in flats account for 2.6%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 27% in Ruan Minor, more than in 80% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The median age in Ruan Minor is 48.1, higher than in three quarters of UK towns. By way of comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. Across Ruan Minor, 9.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. 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.
Only 6.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Ruan Minor
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%.
Against a figure of 7.9% across England’s towns, the share of full-time students in Ruan Minor comes in at 5.2%. Across England’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Ruan Minor ranks above 60% of UK towns on one-person households: 31%
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.
Each household has 2.3 people on average. Compared with other places, households with dependent children are common here: 28%, more than in 54% of UK towns. Across the comparison, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.
A higher share of households in detached houses than 61% of UK towns, at 33%
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
16% of households have no car or van (England’s towns: 24%). On average, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.
1.1% of residents were born outside the UK, below 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in the Middle East and Asia (0.9%) and in Africa (0.3%). Against that, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Residents whose main language is English make up 100%, against 90% across England’s towns.
44% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 72% 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 Ruan Minor · Cornwall’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns, against 47% in Ruan Minor. Against that, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
In Ruan Minor, 34% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, more than in 59% 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
Across England’s towns, the share of unpaid carers is 8.7%; Ruan Minor has 10%. Against that, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Census figures put married adults and civil partners at 44% locally.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 33%
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 Ruan Minor, 19%, while 33% hold one at degree level (34%).
Of the 6 towns nearest Ruan Minor, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Minor | 351 | — | 48.1 | 27% | 28% |
| Lizard | 1,046 | 1.8 mi | 54.3 | 33% | 19% |
| Mullion | 2,148 | 3.4 mi | 52.6 | 34% | 25% |
| Helston | 11,366 | 8.4 mi | 41.8 | 21% | 30% |
| Porthleven | 3,118 | 8.5 mi | 51.3 | 29% | 22% |
| Mawnan Smith | 1,001 | 9.1 mi | 57.7 | 39% | 23% |
| Falmouth | 24,066 | 11.9 mi | 38.6 | 21% | 21% |
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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 Ruan Minor’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 Ruan Minor’s residents
What is the population of Ruan Minor?
The 2021 Census counted 351 people in Ruan Minor’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Ruan Minor?
The median age was 48.1 at the 2021 Census. 9.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Ruan Minor?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across Cornwall’s towns. 1.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Ruan Minor?
44% said they had no religion and 47% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.5% didn’t answer.
Is Ruan Minor good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Ruan Minor’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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